Read this excerpt from langston hughes’s poem "freedom's plow.” the plow plowed a new furrow across the field of history. into that furrow the freedom seed was dropped. from that seed a tree grew, is growing, will ever grow. that tree is for everybody, for all america, for all the world. what does the seed represent in this metaphor? the beginning of time the hope for america’s farms the idea of people living freely the cruelty of slavery

C) the idea of people living freely.

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. In the given excerpt from Langston Hughes’s poem "Freedom's Plow" we can see an example of an extended metaphor, comparing history with a field, in this metaphor the seed represent the idea of people living freely ("Into that furrow the freedom seed was dropped", "From that seed a tree grew, is growing, will ever grow").

the narrator closes the lantern tightly so the old man is

not awakened by the bright light

explanation:

the use of “as” in the example to draw the resemblance. some more examples of common similes are given below. common examples of simile. our soldiers are as brave as lions. her cheeks are red like a rose. he is as funny as a monkey. the water well was as dry as a bone. he is as cunning as a fox. simile introduces vividness into what we say.