Which of these is not an example of figurative language?
a) "it is a boat longing for the sea."
b) "of restlessness and vague desire-- "
c) "the marble which was chiseled for me--"
d) "and now i know that we must lift the sail"

the difference of the poems of walt whitman and emily dickinson is that whitman uses personification, whereas dickinson avoids figurative language. whitman incorporates transcendentalism and realism in his works. on the other hand, dickinson's poems talks about death and immortality.

choices ? or is this a actual question from yourself ?