Question

Figurative language?

Answer 1

" the dark clouds of racial prejudice will soon pass away and the deep fog of misunderstanding will be lifted"

Answer 2

I think it's personification but I'm not sure

Answer 3

Was this MLK's quote? (Yes it pertains to the question, sorry) :)

Answer 4

Yes

Answer 5

I have to identify the figurative language he used in his "Letter from Birmingham Jail”

Answer 6

Okay, I needed to look up the quote to get a full transcript of it.
It's a metaphor, simply because he's comparing dark clouds to the racial prejudice of the people. And fog to the misunderstanding that they feel.
He's basically using these metaphors to gloomy weather, almost sad, scary weather, to represent and set the scene for the mood of the movement itself.

Answer 7

Oh Okay, Thank You!

Answer 8

No problem :)

Answer 9

Do you think you could help me with 2 more?

Answer 10

I can try :)

Answer 11

"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 have to figure out what type of language he used for "cup of endurance runs over"

Answer 12

Personification >.< He says a made up cup has a human-like quality of running.
Actually, it could be quite a few things, but I'd stick with personification

Answer 13

That's what I was thinking thanks :)

Answer 14

my last one is about tone

Answer 15

"To a degree academic freedom is a reality today because Socrates practiced civil disobedience."

Answer 16

I have to figure out the tone of that quote

Answer 17

I was thinking maybe a matter of fact tone because he is telling them about Socrates, but I wasn't sure.

Answer 18

Tone is a reflection of the attitude of the author towards a specific thing.
May I ask what your thoughts are of his opinion on the subject?

Answer 19

He's bringing up an ancient Greek philosopher, using ethos as a way to persuade people of something

Answer 20

so it would have a persuasive tone?

Answer 21

I'd say more of a formal/matter-of-fact, like you said

Answer 22

okay :)

Answer 23

i just realized I have one more about tone would it be possible for you to help?

Answer 24

Quite possibly :)

Answer 25

"In those days "the Church was not merely a thermometer" that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; "it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society."

I put parenthesis on the insides because those are the underlined phrases.

Answer 26

I'm not sure what the tone of this is, honestly. It's almost sad, but I don't think that's the tone

Answer 27

maybe a disappointing tone because that's what the church used to be like

Answer 28

That's kind of what I'm thinking, but there's something I can't put my finger on.

Answer 29

I'm going to stick with that I hope I get it right :)

Answer 30

That's all my questions Thank You so much for the help!