“I have six cyclical friends who travel with me to and fro. As we travel one is always nearest to me and another does nearly nothing at all.
They are true friends always around;
one within reach, the rest stand on the ground.”

5. it was "illegal" to aid and comfort a jew in hitler's germany. but i am sure that, if i had lived in germany during that time, i would have aided and comforted my jewish brothers even though it was illegal. • type of figurative language • meaning of figurative language: effect on tone and mood: effect on audience