The lion snarled and opened its mouth to reveal long, sharp teeth. danny could see a skinny string of meat dangling from one of its front incisors, probably left over from the last time the lion ate. “i wonder what it had for dinner last night,” danny thought, inching away from the gigantic beast. “i hope it wasn’t anybody i know! ” check the two examples of vivid details.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile