In the poem “a divine image” by william blake, which line is a metaphor that compares human beings to a workshop for molding metals?

cruelty has a human heart,
and jealousy a human face;
terror the human form divine,
and secrecy the human dress.

the human dress is forged iron,
the human form a fiery forge,
the human face a furnace sealed,
the human heart its hungry gorge.

a. and secrecy the human dress.

b. the human form a fiery forge,

c. the human heart its hungry gorge.

B.The human form a fiery forge,.

Explanation:

William Blake's poem "A Divine Image" is a short lyric poem that talks about God being the same with humans. Man is a reflection of the image of God.

Metaphors are literary techniques used by writers when they want to compare one thing from another but which are not related or even plausible to be in the real world.  

In the poem, Blake laid emphasis on the idea of God not only divine but also the fact that He can be found in human, involved and part of humanity. The imagery of "a fiery forge" is probably an allusion to the forge of the Greek god Hephaestus who uses a mighty forge to make the weapons of the gods. This use of metaphor compares the human body to a workshop like a forge where new things are being made or produced.

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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