1. Twelfth Night contained a lot of figurative language. What is it? A) A figure of speech where the author refers to a subject matter by way of a passing reference

B) The process wherein an author introduces and then describes a character

C) A form of writing where the writer uses exaggeratedly complex sentences to convey a meaning that could have been conveyed through a much simpler sentence

D) Phrasing that goes beyond the literal meaning of words to get a message or point across

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile