WILL MARK BRAINLIEST!! Like a boil that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowi
ng ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must likewise be exposed, with all of the tension its exposing creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured. Type of figurative language: Meaning of figurative language: Effect on tone and mood: Effect on audience:
The figurative language used is simile, which means two different things are being compared and, while the tone is matter-of-factly, the mood is of disgust.
<h3>The figurative language in the text</h3>
The text we are analyzing here contains a simile. Let's answer each question about it below:
Type of figurative language: simile.
Meaning of figurativelanguage: It compares two different things with the use of "like." Here, injustice is compared to a pus-filled boil.
Effect on tone and mood: The author's tone is matter-of-factly, as he makes the comparison as if there was no way to argue with him. The mood is of disgust, since reader cannot help by imagine the boil and the pus as the simile is used.
Effect on audience: The audience ends up associating the disgusting image of the boil with injustice, which may persuade people to do something to change it.
With the information above in mind, we can conclude that the answer provided above is correct.
