Question

What is this: "John Kerry believes in energy independence, so we aren’t held hostage to the profits of oil companies…"?
A. Figure of speech about divisions among people
B. Metaphor about how others see the United States as two seperate countries
C. Personification of money showing money as a powerful humanlike force
D. Hyperbole regarding the idea of America as a place of opportunity
E. Historical allusion referencing the place where people migrated across America in search of new opportunities
F. Metaphor comparing financial problems to being kept against one’s will

Answer 1

Answer: F. Metaphor comparing financial problems to being kept against one’s will

Explanation:

This sentence is from the ''Power in words : the stories behind Barack Obama's speeches, from the State House to the White House'' by Mary Frances Berry, Josh Gottheimer and Ted Sorensen.

John Kerry is showing us financial problems with his words ''held hostage'' that means the people should be free and that those problems shouldn't be kept against someones will.

After that, he also said that in a dangerous world, war can be an option, not the first one but it can be.