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Which type of figurative language is used in the following line from Martin Luther King Jr.'s letter?

"I guess it is easy for those who have never felt the stinging darts of segregation to say wait."
1. Metaphor
2. Simile
3. Personification
4. Symbol

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Metaphor because u cant get hit with a dart
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Metaphor because it's comparing segregation to stinging darts without the use of like or as.
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