Question

By early afternoon, it is 105 degrees. Enrique's palms
burn when he holds on to the hopper. He risks riding no-
hands. Finally, he strips off his shirt and sits on it. The
locomotive blows warm diesel smoke. People burn trash
by the rails, sending up more heat and a searing stench.
Many migrants have had their caps stolen, so they wrap
their heads in T-shirts. They gaze enviously at villagers
cooling themselves in streams and washing off after a day
of fieldwork and at others who doze in hammocks slung
in shady spots near adobe and cinder-block homes. The
train cars sway from side to side, up and down, like
bobbing ice cubes.
-Enrique's Journey,
Sonia Nazario What type of figurative language does the underlined
sentence include?
What purpose does this type of language serve in the
passage?

Answer 1

The figurative language that the underlined sentence includes is:

• Settings

It is used to indicate Oppression

What is a figurative language?

A figurative language is a word that is not meant to be interpreted literally. It can be used to give a colorful interpretation to an event.

In the first part of the sentence where we are told about the time of the day, the setting is revealed. Also, the part that shows that the migrant's caps were stolen point to oppression.

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