How does Bradstreet use figurative language throughout "The Author to Her Book" to develop the theme?

Bradstreet compares her poem to an imperfect child who was born from her “feeble brain” and later sent out into the world. She describes trying to improve and dress it before others see it, showing both her embarrassment about its flaws and her protective concern for it. These comparisons emphasize her care for her own writing, rather than the pain of writing itself.

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