Question

2 Points

Read the following excerpt from "Notes of a Native
Son" by James Baldwin:
Once this disease is contracted, one can never be really
carefree again, for the fever, without an instant's warning,
can recur at any moment. It can wreck more important
things than race relations. There is not one Negro alive
who does not have this rage in his blood - one has the
choice, merely, of living with it consciously or surrendering
to it.
Which statement best explains how the use of
figurative language conveys meaning in this
excerpt?
O A. It makes hate seem like a peer to the
narrator.
O B. It links love to a fever that quickly spreads
from one person to the next.
O C. It compares hate to a disease that cannot
be cured.
O D. It exaggerates the helplessness one feels
when getting sick.

Answer 1

Answer:It compares hate to a disease that cannot be cured. Just did it

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answer is option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this excerpt from "Notes of a Native Son", the author compares hatred with a disease that has no cure, in this case, fever. He uses the phrase “There is not one Black alive who does not have this rage in his blood " and with the word hate, he is replacing the disease. In turn, he uses this word with aversion to express that this disease has no cure, once you get it.