How does martin luther king jr.'s use of metaphor in this passage from his nobel peace prize acceptance speech affect his tone? i believe that wounded justice, lying prostrate on the blood-flowing streets of our nations, can be lifted from this dust of shame to reign supreme among the children of men. a. it makes the speech sound more excited. b. it makes the speech more poetic. c. it makes the speech more confusing. d. it makes the speech sound sillier.

B. It makes the speech more poetic.

Explanation: a metaphor is a figure of speech that consists in making a direct comparison between elements that aren't obviously related, in order to create an image in the reader's mind. The given lines from Martin Luther King Jr.'s  Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech we can see an example of a metaphor that compares justice with a wounded person, this metaphor helps to make the speech more poetic.

"It makes the speech more poetic." I just did the question and it was correct. apex :-)

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