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"--a little city of forty thousand that has dozed sleepily for forty thousand years in southern georgia occasionally stirring in its slumbers.."
one example of figurative language used in this phrase is
a)
allusion.
b)
flashback.
c)
hyperbole.
d)
rhyme.

Option A)  allusion.

Explanation:

An allusion is created when a person makes an indirect reference in a speech , text or an event as a figure to attract attention and emphasize a point. These allusions are made to past events or figures. Sometimes an allusion can be made regarding the present event. For example:

This is a past event about a lesson on being visible all the times.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.