Answer:
<u>The type of figurative language</u> is 'metaphor' which is a figure of speech that makes an implicit or hidden comparison between two unrelated things.
<u>Meaning of figurative language</u>: in this case, the metaphor is explaining the attitude towards Jewish people in terms of law; it was 'illegal' to aid them.
<u>Effect on tone and mood:</u> the fact that it was forbidden to help and comfort the ones in need gives a serious tone and mood to this passage.
<u>Effect on the audience</u>: It portraits the suffering of Jewish people for having been discriminated against. It also makes more significant the figure of Martin Luther King.
