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