You—you— Your shadow is sunlight on a plate of silver; Your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies; Your hands moving, a chime of bells across a windless air. The movement of your hands is the long, golden running of light from a rising sun; It is the hopping of birds upon a garden-path.

The figurative language used in the above stanzas is METAPHOR.

Metaphor is a comparison of two objects that are unrelated but have similarities. These similarities are used for more rhetorical effect and to catch audience's attention.

Shadow is compared to sunlight on a plate of silver.

Footsteps is compared to seeding-place of lilies

Moving hands is compared to chime of bells.

Movement of hands is compared to light of a rising sun and hopping of birds

This poem uses the metaphor, "your shadow is sunlight on a plate of silver." This conveys a feeling of admiration and importance. Another metaphor is used, comparing moving hands to a chime of bells. This helps convey a feeling of beauty. Lastly, "your footsteps, the seeding-place of lilies," is a metaphor. This line also brings a feeling of admiration of beauty. This poem and its figurative language brings forth a feeling of complete admiration for another, stressing their importance and beauty.

Explanation:

I know the only figurative language I described was a metaphor, but I provided multiple examples. Hope this helps :) good luck

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explanation:

that is the way of a cheater and cheaters get nothing but bad grades and in trouble.