Question

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "Letter from Birmingham Jail"?

Just as the prophets of the eighth century B.C. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the Lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the Apostle Paul left his village of Tarsus and carried the gospel of Jesus Christ to the far corners of the Greco Roman world, so am I compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown.

options:
Allusion
Symbolism
Imagery
Metaphor

Answer 1

C. Imagery

Step-by-step explanation:

The king shows representation when he uses shoe foe the white people to show their unjust treatment to Africans. In his letter, he uses symbolism as a figurative language to construct pathos. In does this by evoking the sadness and showing them the imagination to show them how African Americans are treated.

The king connects himself to the faith of Christians, which was a religion served by whites. He, therefore, joins himself as a disciple. This was aimed at showing his historical mentors feel the essence of passing the message.

Answer 2

The correct answer is the first one Allusion. An allusion is defined as a review or indication about something that can be expressed by the language, such as an object, human, event, etc. We can notice in this passage the narrator is using an allusion by refering about the Bible’s characters to make the others understand what he wants to do.