I can’t exactly answer this since I do not have the text. However, figurative language is saying something that is not literal. Most common type of figurative language is metaphors or similes.
simile ex: “She’s as happy as a clam.”
similes always have the words “like” or “as” in them
metaphor ex: “This room is an ice cube!”
hence the not so literal meaning
I'm going to assume what exactly this question is asking, so... the ending punctuation should follow the parenthetical citation, if you have a citation in parentheses. for example:
John told the man, "that was my favorite blanket" (Smith 98).
the punctuation follows the parentheses!!