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OpenStudy (hekaphage):

The English room is dead so I need help? Will fan and medal! What technique did King use by comparing justice to an injured person in the sentence below "I believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men..." A) Metaphor B) Simile C) Antonym D) Hyperbole

OpenStudy (marypuro):

i think it's D because it means, exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

OpenStudy (oliviadaae):

This is either going to be a Metaphor due to it's human-like characteristics, or a Hyperbole, due to its exaggeration in writing.

OpenStudy (hekaphage):

It was A. :( I chose D and it was incorrect.

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