In “dream deferred,” the lines “or crust and sugar over— / like a syrupy sweet? ” are an example of which kind of figurative language?

Simile

Explanation:

A simile is one of the most common literary devices. A simile refers to a comparison between two things which uses comparison words such as "as" or "like." In this case, the author is comparing the dream with syrupy sweet by using the word "like." This means that the comparison he is making is an example of a simile.

i think it's either 'to expose the corruption of the communists in russia', or 'to criticize animal brutality by communists in russia.'  

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consonance, it has the repetition of the consonants in stressed syllables with different vowel sounds.