What is the main point of the second paragraph of the give me liberty excerpt

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b.c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

Maria is writing a persuasive essay for her english class. she asks marshall if it is important to use rhetorical appeals in her essay.which reasons could marshall give in favor of using rhetorical appeals

Which of the following is a correct definition of an indicative verb in a sentence? a.indicates a hypothetical stateb.indicates a state of questioningc.indicates a commandd.indicates a state of reality