Which lin of dialogue best shows how the traveler feels about what has happened to him

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b.c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

What is the best revision of this statement from the body of a cover letter?

Based on your knowledge of word parts what does the word intervene mean