The type of figurative language Martin Luther King Jr. uses in the phrase "a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity" is a/an

Question

Question 13 options:

A)

alliteration.

B)

metaphor.

C)

simile.

D)

anaphora.

Answer 1

The phrase "a joyous daybreak to end the long night of their captivity" uses B) metaphor. In this phrase, "daybreak" and "night" are used to symbolize freedom and captivity, respectively, without using "like" or "as," which would indicate a simile.