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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

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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

marypuro · Answer

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

oliviadaae · Answer

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

hekaphage · Answer

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