Which of the following lines is used figuratively?

A. "still they waited, hope against hope"

B. "Despair was written in great large letters" - my answer

C. "stored with fine cloth and good food"

D. "yet refused a chance to toil on the docks"

"Despair was written in great large letters all over their faces: still they waited, hope against hope. We almost forgot our own pressing troubles as we made our way through the pitiful body of strong men, willing, eager to sell themselves to the merciless and intrenched employers for bread: yet refused a chance to toil on the docks that are stored with fine cloth and good food, while their wives and children are in rags and starving."

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22 November, 04:21

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Journey Harding · Answer 1

I believe that the answer is, as you said, B.

C and D aren't the correct answers because they're more of literal language.

Amirah Choi · Answer 2

Amirah Choi 22 November, 04:37

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My answer would be letter A.