Are you talking about the “speech of the Virginia convention?” Cause if you are, he used figurative language by:
1. Allusion
2. Metaphors
3. Personification
Hi there,
the answer to your question is a: hamartia. The word if cut down means pride and a discovery the character makes about himself. For example, if a hero is too narcissistic, there are some cons in it which could lead to the hero's downfall.
Hope this helped :)
A. hyperbole - author exaggerated on last line
Positive affectivity has many benefits for our everyday life. Happiness and positive emotions researcher Dr. Barbara Fredrickson has theorized that positive affectivity can broaden an individual’s momentary thought-action repertoire; in other words, positive effect encourages people to be more open, engaged, and willing to be creative.