Answer: this metaphor could mean 2 things depending on what this text is about: (#1) this could refer to the characters inner thoughts that they are brave like a lion and that they did the right thing and then by calling them a rat it could suggest that they instead did the wrong thing
(#2) The character wants to think of themselves highly, and they compare themselves to a lion to convey this because lions are considered brave, strong, and powerful. Then the metaphor of comparing the character to a rat is used to show the reader the reality. This character doesn’t have the good qualities that they believe they have and so they are compared to a rat because rats are the prey of lions and possess opposite characteristics.
Explanation: I think #2 works better
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Here are the lines the contain personification:
-<span>The high mountain wind coasted sighing through the pass and whistled on the edges of the big blocks of broken granite. . . .
-</span><span>And behind the flat another mountain rose, desolate with dead rocks and starving little black bushes. . . .
Basically, when we say personification, this is one of the figures of speech which attributes the characteristics of humans to something that is not human.</span>
D it creates an atmosphere or feeling for the reader and it also makes it more interesting
The following line provides evidence that enslaved persons were treated violently: My master sent me away, because there existed against me a very great prejudice in the community, and he feared I might be killed.
This line not only claims that slaves were treated violently but it also states that there was also the possibility of being killed, something which is an extreme point of violence.
