The novel was awarded the 2007 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
Metaphor is a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable while a simile is <span>a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid. Examples for Metaphor; "Franklin has a heart of gold." or "I'm gonna hit the hay." Examples for Simile; "He is as quiet as a mouse." or "He eats like a pig."</span>
The answer to the question above is "values individual thoughts and emotions" which is the characteristic of the speaker in "The Unknown Citizen" poem. The speaker in "The Unknown Citizen" gives much attention to the statistic of people. However, the speaker thinks that this is a problem because humans emotion turned to only a mere number.
<span>Speaker, Occasion, Audience, Purpose, Subject, Tone</span>
