Which type of figurative language is used in the following line from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter?

"This movement is nourished by the contemporary frustration over the continued existence of racial discrimination."

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Which type of figurative language is used in the following line from Martin Luther King, Jr.'s letter?

"This movement is nourished by the contemporary frustration over the continued existence of racial discrimination."

cherry17ann · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

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Yup there is!

Allusion
Simile
Personification
Symbol

cherry17ann · Answer

Thank you,
allusion - an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference.

Simile - a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g., as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

Personification - the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Symbol - a thing that represents or stands for something else, especially a material object representing something abstract.

anonymous · Answer

I had guessed that it was Allusion, I just wanted to make sure.

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anonymous · Answer

Can you guys help me? 
Martin Luther King Jr. uses figurative language strategically throughout his letter to promote equality. How does the following instance help accomplish his purpose of challenging the church leaders to take action against racial injustice?

Like a boil that can never be cured as long as it is covered up but must be opened with all its pus-flowing ugliness to the natural medicines of air and light, injustice must likewise be exposed, with all of the tension its exposing creates, to the light of human conscience and the air of national opinion before it can be cured.

Respond in three to five complete sentences.