Question 2

Question

"Daniel Dae Kim
statement to the
U.S. House
Committee"
by Daniel Dae Kim
(1) We cannot simply be painted with the broad
brush of assumption that the most successful of us
represent the totality of us. (2) Within ourselves we
are a proud and diverse diaspora, (3) but to those
who believe the foolish rhetoric of terms like the
“China virus” or the “kung flu,” which some of the
members of this very body have been heard to
utter, all that matters is that we look different –
different enough to attack. (4) And attack
regardless of where in Asia our ancestry may be
from, or more discouragingly, whether we may
even be fellow Americans.
Daniel Dae Kim written statement to the U.S.
House Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee
on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil
Liberties, March 18, 2021

A)
Use the passage from the Written Statement
of Daniel Dae Kim to answer the question.
Which line from the passage is an example
of metaphor?
(1 point)
1
2
3
4

Answer 1

The line from Daniel Dae Kim's statement that serves as an example of metaphor is:

Line 1: "We cannot simply be painted with the broad brush of assumption that the most successful of us represent the totality of us."

In this line, "painted with the broad brush of assumption" is a metaphor, as it compares the act of making generalizations about a group of people to the act of painting, suggesting a lack of nuance or consideration for individual differences.