Read the lines spoken by the messenger:

"Fate raises up,
And Fate casts down the happy and the unhappy alike."

How does Sophocles use figurative language in these lines?

Question

Read the lines spoken by the messenger: 

                                             "Fate raises up, 
And Fate casts down the happy and the unhappy alike." 

How does Sophocles use figurative language in these lines?

anonymous · Answer

A. 
  He describes Fate as fickle.   
   

 
 

  

  B. 
  He compares Fate to a wheel in motion.   
   

 
 

  

  C. 
  He personifies Fate as a powerful person.   
   

 
 

  

  D. 
  He addresses Fate as if it can reply.

destinymasha · Answer

C

destinymasha · Answer

"Fate raises up, 
And Fate casts down the happy and the unhappy alike."

destinymasha · Answer

It basically seems like it does what it wants...