The figurative language used in the passage is a simile .
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Urban means city or surrounded by many. Rural means country or secluded (set off by itself). Therefore, these two are antonyms. A synonym for Urban would be city, crowded, large population. A synonym for Rural would be country, seclusion, less populated. Since antonyms are the opposite, that makes urban and rural antonyms.
