Question

Read the excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a

Dream" speech.
Which are examples of metaphors in this excerpt of
King's speech? Select 4 options.
"the life of the Negro"
"manacles of segregation"
But one hundred years later, the Negro still is not free.
One hundred years later, the life of the Negro is still
sadly crippled by the manacles of segregation and the
chains of discrimination. One hundred years later, the
Negro lives on a lonely island of poverty in the midst of a
vast ocean of materiall prosperity. One hundred years
later, the Negro is still languished in the corners of
American Society.
"chains of discrimination"
"one hundred years later"
"lonely island of poverty"
"ocean of material prosperity"

Answer 1

metaphors are where two things are being compared without the use of like or as.

the metaphors from that excerpt would be: “the manacles of segregation”, “chains of discrimination”, “lonely island of poverty”, and “ocean of material prosperity”