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"Patrick Henry Speech" by Patrick Henry Let us not, I beseech you, sir, deceive ourselves. Sir, we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on. We have petitioned; we have remonstrated; we have supplicated; we have prostrated ourselves before the throne, and have implored its interposition to arrest the tyrannical hands of the ministry and Parliament. Give Me Liberty Or Give Me Death, Patrick Henry, March 23, 1775 Question Use the passage to answer the question. What type of figurative language is “we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on”? (1 point) Responses implied metaphor implied metaphor allusion allusion metaphor metaphor personification

Answer 1

The phrase “we have done everything that could be done to avert the storm which is now coming on” uses the figurative language of **implied metaphor**. It compares the situation of political turmoil to a storm without using direct comparison words (like "like" or "as").