Paraphrase:“If ten honest men… If one honest man… We’re actually to withdraw from the Cole partnership (of slavery) and be locked up in the county jail, it would be the abolition of slavery”

Read the sentence from barrio boy by ernesto galarza. "now, ernesto, you are the man of the family. you will take care of your mother until we are together in sacramento. which statement best describes the figurative language used in these sentences? a simile is used to compare ernesto to a man. a simile is used to paint a picture of family life. a metaphor is used to compare a man and his family. a metaphor is used to paint a picture of responsibility.