Question

The type of figurative language Martin Luther King Jr. uses in the phrase "a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity" is a/an
Question 13 options:

A)

alliteration.

B)

metaphor.

C)

simile.

D)

anaphora.

Answer 1

The phrase "a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity" uses **B) metaphor**. In this phrase, "daybreak" and "night" are used to symbolize freedom and captivity, respectively, without using "like" or "as," which would indicate a simile.