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What type of figurative language is used in this excerpt from Thoreau's "Civil Disobedience"?
"but it is his duty, at least, to wash his hands of it, and, if he gives it no thought longer, not to give it practically his
support."
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Explanation:

washing your hands of something is figurative language. If you're washing your hands of something,  you intentionally stop being involved in it

compare & contrast informative essay/speech

when speaking or writing for the sole purpose of providing information in order to give audience members a good basis for making a decision, you would present an informative speech or essay.   because you wouldn’t want to be persuading the audience by arguing for one type of exercise over the other, you wouldn’t choose a persuasive/argumentative technique.   to fairly, and without bias, present information about the pros and cons of each type exercise, a compare/contrast, informative speech/essay would be the best bet.

b. both have yearned to escape the environment they experienced as a child.