Which is an example of figurative language? covering, like a scar the feminine paradox so much of joy for them hungering incompleteness and regret?

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QUESTION POSTED AT 16/04/2020 - 10:07 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 05:01 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:58 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:11 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 04:08 PM

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QUESTION POSTED AT 01/06/2020 - 03:58 PM

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