40. plucking his fruits like ripe tokens, emblems, assurance
of a world that was always his own.

What is the purpose of the simile in lines 40-42?

A. to illustrate the father’s dissatisfaction with having a tree

B. to show how much the father shared with his daughter

C. to demonstrate how the father valued the figs

D. to convey the father’s sadness from moving

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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