Review the passage from "gumption." “well, that made old man oyster mad as hell. he said, ‘drat it, i’m a citizen! is that what wpa is for—to bring more discrimination than what is? '" which statement best identifies and interprets the use of figurative language in the passage?
1 it is a metaphor; it creates an image of the two men as battered and downcast. 2 it is a metaphor; it shows that the men are eager workers.
3 it is a simile; it allows the reader to see the story from the narrator's point of view.
4 it is a simile; it illustrates oyster's anger in seeing others express prejudice toward his son.