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How Does Phillis Wheatley Use Figurative Language In On Virtue

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In the poem “On Virtue” is about how Phillis Wheatley is trying to understand virtue.Phillis Wheatley feels that god has her back and she has faith in finding what she want.She uses figurative language to show us how she is trying to get to a happy place. Phillis wheatley is striving to reach a goal but is facing struggles. She is striving to get to a place where she would be in a better place mentally and physically but it is hard for her.She enjoy talking to virtue then find a promise and happiness, guide her to heaven. “On Virtue” i find that there are metaphors and personifications lines in this poem. One of the lines that stood out to me is “O thou bright jewel in my aim i strive.” I find that this quote uses metaphor because she

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