What is the meaning of the figurative language in the lines that read "You are beautiful and faded, / Like an old opera tune/ Played upon a harpsichord"? * The simile suggests that the woman's age makes her beautiful because it fades just as the opera tune fades slowly.
The simile highlights the woman's timelessness by comparing her to an opera tune.
The simile demonstrates the sad truth that age fades your beauty over time.
The simile asserts that no one appreciates the woman's beauty just like they take opera for granted.