Are the following sentences figurative language:

"With lies well steel'd with weighty arguments."

Writeacher Writeacher answered
13 years ago

Yes -- the image created by "steel" and "weighty" is the point.

Becca Becca answered
13 years ago

Thank you so much!

Writeacher Writeacher answered
13 years ago

You're welcome.

Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
7 months ago

Yes, the sentence "With lies well steel'd with weighty arguments" contains figurative language. The phrase "lies well steel'd" is a figure of speech known as a metaphor. In this metaphor, the word "steel'd" is used to mean fortified or strengthened, suggesting that the lies are made more convincing or persuasive by the addition of weighty arguments.

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