The correct answer is letter D. <span>metaphors. </span>Both Common Sense and Patrick Henry's speech illustrate how figurative and emotional language contribute to the author's purpose as well as to metaphors. Metaphors is a figure of speech where you compare a certain thing to a thing without using the words 'like' and 'as'.
The author's purpose for including this paragraph is to explain the resistance that Branch Rickey willingly took on in an effort to being the process of ending segregation in Major League Baseball. This paragraph serves to explain that there were people off the field who also helped revolutionize the game.
