10) which figurative language does the author use in the third sentence to emphasize the difference between the hummingbird and the heron? a) a simile b) animation c) a metaphor d) onomatopoeia

I sure that it is C) a metaphor. I hope it workes!!

It is A

Explanation:

it was comparing the Hummingbird LIKE fragile little sapling.

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- "the answers are a and b.  

when cullen speaks of planting while others reap, and standing "abject and mute," he is speaking about the racial injustices present in american society. as these injustices have changed over time, the american identity  has also shifted. those changes are, in turn, reflected in american literature."