Question

Which type of figurative language is used in this sentence from George Orwell’s novel Keep the Aspidistra Flying?

The public are swine; advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket.

flashback
oxymoron
euphemism
metaphor

Answer 1

what do you think it is

Answer 2

@BigPoppa117 and @studyingmia

Answer 3

metaphor

Answer 4

oh i thought oxymoron

Answer 5

i agree with studyingmia. metaphor. because that is a metaphor because it is comparing the public to pics w/o using 'like' or 'as'.

Answer 6

Metaphor.

Answer 7

What does the process of close reading help a reader do?
understand how the story ends
analyze and critique the story
understand the story in just one reading
understand the literary elements of the story
comprehend the surface meaning of the story @studyingmia

Answer 8

last one

Answer 9

@BigPoppa117 and @RES123

Answer 10

I believe it is the second answer

Answer 11

i think it is analyze and critique the story

Answer 12

ok big thx too all