Identify and literary device wiesel uses in this lines: "at first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two like an old tree struck by lighting." what does the comparison of idek to lighting emphasize to the reader?

The literary device used is the metaphor. It was used in the comparison between Idek and light. This comparison was made to show that Idek is as strong as the lightning of a ray that has the ability to split a tree in half.

Explanation:

The metaphor is a literary device that has the ability to make a subjective comparison between two factors that are not related, but the metaphor allows the meaning of one to be seen in the other.

An example of this is the comparison between Idek and the light, shown in the text above. The light that the text refers to is the light of a ray that has the ability to cut a tree in half.

When the metaphor is placed in the text to compare these two factors, the author is saying that Idek was as strong, violent and threatening as lightning is for a tree.

the service industry in the united states grew in the late 1800s. what was one effect of that growth?

the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers decreased.

the number of people with jobs in factories as unskilled workers increased.

the middle class grew as people took jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

the middle class shrank as people left jobs as clerks, lawyers, and teachers.

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