PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Example 1
It came as a joyous daybreak to end a long night of their captivity.
Type of FL/ Meaning
It is an allusion because it alludes back to slave times.
The impact
The figurative language's impact is it makes people compare the segregation to slave times.
example 2
I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a state sweltering wit heat of oppression........
Type of FL/Meaning
It is personification because Mississippi cannot feel oppression.
The Impact
The Figurative language's impact stresses the mistreatment of colored people.