c. metaphorIn the above passage, the figurative language that exists is
in the form of the following words: “starless
midnight of racism and war.” We know the
figurative language is not a simile because similes will include the use of the
words “as” or “like,” and these words are not present. We know the figurative language is not
personification because personification gives human attributes to non-human
things, and this is not occurring here.
We also know the figurative language is not a hyperbole because a
hyperbole is a type of exaggeration, and there does not appear to be an
exaggeration here. Thus, we can conclude
that the figurative language is a metaphor because a metaphor makes comparisons
that are not literally applicable. That
said, because there are technically no stars or times of day in racism and war,
it can be deduced that the type of figurative language used is metaphor.
It is true that any interpretation that can be defended with evidence from the text is a valid topic for a critical essay.
Hi my name is molly and I am here to help :)
In English we use 3 versions of the “dash” (-)
It can be a hyphen which you use to link prefixes example is co-founder
It can be a en dash which you use between number sequences example is 1,2,3,4 instead with a en dash is 1-4
Last one is a em dash which can mark none important words or show a break in the sentence example is I hope you day is amazing-except when you don’t smile- but you always smile
