Question

Read this excerpt from Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me

Among the thousand white persons, I am a dark rock surged upon, and overswept, but through it all, I remain myself When covered by the waters, I am, and the ebb but reveals me again

Which thetorical device is present in this excerpt?

A Synesthesia

B. Alliteration

C Extended metaphor

D. Simile

Answer 1

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C. Extended metaphor

This excerpt uses an extended metaphor comparing the speaker to a rock being surged upon by water, emphasizing the idea of remaining true to oneself despite external pressures.