Its the spread of disease from one person to another but it dose no have to be a disease
Answer:
the author's purpose is to persuade or convince
As·ser·tion (ə-sûr′shən)n.1. The act of asserting.2. Something declared or stated positively, often with no support or attempt at <span>proof.</span>
The answer is the figurative language describes the violence of the scene. The poem used figurative language in order to give emphasis on important details that makes it sound like poetic. Figurative language are used in order to symbolize or give meaning to an idea in a not so obvious way.