Identify the figurative language used in the sentence below (taken from the text):
“…they [rumors] were now for the most part black creatures who flapped their wings drearily near to the ground and refused to rise on any wings of hope.”
The figurative language used in the sentence is metaphor. The sentence compares rumors to black creatures who flap their wings drearily near the ground and refuse to rise on any wings of hope.
The figurative language used in the sentence is a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things without using "like" or "as." In this case, the rumors are compared to black creatures who flap their wings drearily near to the ground and refuse to rise on any wings of hope. To identify the figurative language, you need to look for comparisons that imply a non-literal meaning. In this sentence, the use of the word "like" or "as" is not present, indicating a metaphor.
