The correct conclusion about the author's purpose for the use of figurative language in the last line is: The figurative language unites the sunrise, the waking city, and the speaker in one moment in time. This interpretation highlights how the imagery evokes a shared experience of awakening and vitality among the sun, the city, and the speaker.
The sun wakes up,
orange embers on the horizon.
Light strikes the buildings like flame.
The city yawns, stretches, awakes.
And like a spark catching, I, too,
start the day.
Use the passage to answer the question.
Draw a conclusion about the author's purpose for the use of figurative language in the last line.
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The figurative language unites the sunrise, the waking city, and the speaker in one moment in time.
The figurative language compares a spark to the speaker's appearance.
The figurative language gives the sun human characteristics like the speaker in the poem.
The figurative language connects the city to the images of light in the poem.
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