How can you countenance even one state outlawing a fundamental right? Indeed, half a century ago, states’ rights was the cry of those committed to continued segregation and discrimination.

is that a example of metaphorical language?

5 answers

No.

A metaphor compares two unlike things.
ok so what would that be an example of?
What are your choices?
i don't have any im just trying to describe what it would be.
Consider all of the devices you've studied. There are dozens of rhetorical devices, but I don't know which ones you've studied.