Asked by Regina

I’m done working for the man, what kind of figurative language is this

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Answered by Regina
Personification
Answered by Ms. Sue
I don't see any non-human involved in that statement.

I see it as a part of a dialect.
Answered by Writeacher
It could be considered synecdoche, in which "the man" means "the government." However, whether it's a form of synecdoche depends on the context. One sentence hardly tells us anything.

http://literary-devices.com/content/synecdoche

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