How does martin luther king jr.'s use of metaphor in this passage from his nobel peace prize acceptance speech affect his tone? i believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. a. it makes the speech sound more excited. b. it makes the speech more poetic. c. it makes the speech more confusing. d. it makes the speech sound sillier.

B. It makes the speech more poetic.

Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. The given lines from Martin Luther King Jr.'s  Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech we can see an example of a metaphor that compares justice with a wounded person, this metaphor helps to make the speech more poetic.

"It makes the speech more poetic." I just did the question and it was correct. apex :-)

Explanation:

paine is arguying that they had tried everything before coming to the conclusion that they needed to fight for their freedom.

argument: "every quiet method for peace hath been ineffectual."

claim 1: "our prayers have been rejected with disdain; and only tended to convince us, that nothing flatters vanity, or confirms obstinacy in kings more than repeated petitioning and nothing hath contributed more than that very measure to make the kings of europe absolute."

claim 2: "wherefore, since nothing but blows will do, for god’s sake, let us come to a final separation, and not leave the next generation to be cutting throats, under the violated unmeaning names of parent and child."

well, number 1, the 1920s was not economically prosperous until the start of the lend-lease act, which employed large amounts of people in producing equipment for the allies.

b. world war ii is your answer, because wwi had already ended at 1918, and the cold war was after 1945.

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