Question
When Dr. King said, "We have come to our nation's capital to cash a check," he was using.
A. hyperbole
B. personification
C. an extended simile
D. an extended metaphor
A. hyperbole
B. personification
C. an extended simile
D. an extended metaphor
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Dr. King's phrase "We have come to our nation's capital to cash a check" is an example of **D. an extended metaphor**. He uses the check as a metaphor for the unfulfilled promises of equality and rights for African Americans, indicating that they are coming to claim what is rightfully theirs.