Read the passage from "I Am the People, the Mob."

I am the seed ground. I am a prairie that will stand for much plowing. Terrible storms pass over me.

What type of figurative language does the author use?

I Am the People, the Mob

Responses

hyperbole
hyperbole

a simile
a simile

personification
personification

a metaphor

1 answer

The author uses a metaphor in the passage. The phrases "I am the seed ground" and "I am a prairie that will stand for much plowing" compare the speaker to a fertile ground without using "like" or "as," suggesting resilience and potential for growth. Therefore, the correct response is:

a metaphor