Question

Identify the figurative language used in the following line from Arthur Miller's The Crucible:

Theology is a fortress; no crack in a fortress may be counted small.

Metaphor
Personification
Simile
Symbolism

Answer 1

Metaphor

This is a metaphor because two unlike things (theology and a fortress) are compared without the use of the words like or as. It is figurative language, theology is not literally a fortress but the aspect of both (no crack may be considered small) allow the two to be compared.

Answer 2

Answer:

1st

Explanation:

not simile and not personification

might be symbolism but i'll go with metaphor