All the World's a Stage by William Shakespeare

All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honor, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.

How are the figurative language used in the poem? Give the specific word(s), explain what type of figurative language it is and why the poet chose to use this figurative language?
Ans:"Creeping like snail".It is a simile and the poet chose to use this figurative language because he is comparing the child to a snail which shows that the child is walking slowly due to reluctance at going to school.
Why you like this poem in no less than 100 words
Ans:Because it explains very clearly the seven stages of a man's life.In stage 1 he is an baby. In stage 2 he is a child and goes to school. He is reluctant to leave the protected environment of his home.In stage 3 he is always sad because of love. And thus he ttries to express his feelings through a ballad.In stage 4 he wants to gain attention even though it might burst like a bubble.He is also very hot-headed.In stage 5, he is very experienced.In stage 6 he begins to lose his physical and mental charm due to old age.His status also shrinks.In stage 7 he is almost like a child again.No(sans)teeth,no eyes, no taste,nothing. He is dependent on others before finally dying.