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Metaphor Of Figurative Language

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The speaker's figurative language conveys the author's purpose by using different metaphors to emphasize different points. The speaker says, “ I’ve been kicked around since I was born.” This conveys figurative language because he hasn’t really been kicked around since he was born, but he is using this metaphor to show that he has been throw a lot since early childhood. So metaphorically he use this to show his struggles. The speaker also asserts, “ I get low and I get high And if I can't get either, I really try. Got the wings of heaven on my shoes. I'm a dancin' man and I just can't lose.” The speaker uses this figuratively to show that even if he's not high he can make himself feel high by dancing. So metaphorically, when he’s dancing, he

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