Question

Read the following passage from “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”
“There comes a time when the cup of endurance runs over, and men are no longer willing to be plunged into an abyss of injustice where they experience the bleakness of corroding despair. I hope, sirs, you can understand our legitimate and unavoidable impatience.”
How does the figurative language in this passage contribute to its purpose?

Answer


King uses metaphor to impress upon his audience what has already been endured.


King figuratively addresses Negroes everywhere to move them to protest.


King compares

Answer 1

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King uses metaphor to impress upon his audience what has already been endured.


King figuratively addresses Negroes everywhere to move them to protest.


King compares his present impatience to a deep hole to gain sympathy.


King exaggerates the extent of injustice to move his audience to action.