The correct answer of the given question above would be option C. METAPHOR. The given sentence above from "Self-Reliance", the type of figurative language used is metaphor. A metaphor is a figurative language that compares two different things. In this sentence, society and joint-stock company are being compared. Hope this answer helps.
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I can't read the whole text. Part of your picture is cut off. But from what I can read, it sounds like the first answer would be convincing, the second answer would be confident, the third answer would be scary, and the fourth answer would be a party or fun. That is just from the part that I can read.
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