How does Virgil use metaphor to convey emotion?

Possible things to consider for Dido:language of heat/flamescomparisons with figures from mythology (Bacchant)similes E.g. Dido compared to a wounded deer Comparisons with Aeneas:oak tree simile to show lack of emotion

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