Question
Read this excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me
Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept, but through it all, I remain myself When covered by the waters, I am, and the ebb but reveals me again
Which thetorical device is present in this excerpt?
A Synesthesia
B. Alliteration
C Extended metaphor
D. Simile
Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept, but through it all, I remain myself When covered by the waters, I am, and the ebb but reveals me again
Which thetorical device is present in this excerpt?
A Synesthesia
B. Alliteration
C Extended metaphor
D. Simile
Answers
GPT 3.5
C. Extended metaphor
This excerpt uses an extended metaphor comparing the speaker to a rock being surged upon by water, emphasizing the idea of remaining true to oneself despite external pressures.
This excerpt uses an extended metaphor comparing the speaker to a rock being surged upon by water, emphasizing the idea of remaining true to oneself despite external pressures.