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27 October, 10:16

Read the following excerpt from "How Do I Love Thee? (Sonnet 43) " by Elizabeth Barrett Browning.

I love thee freely, as men strive for right.

I love thee purely, as they turn from praise.

I love thee with the passion put to use

In my old griefs, and with my childhood's faith.

I love thee with a love I seemed to lose

With my lost saints. I love thee with the breath,

Smiles, tears, of all my life; and, if God choose,

I shall but love thee better after death.

Which figure of speech is the author using?

A.

Metaphor

B.

Hyperbole

C.

Personification

D.

Oxymoron