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Read the excerpt below and answer the question.
[Fear, constant companion of the peasant. Hunger, ever at hand to jog his elbow should he relax. Despair, ready to engulf him should he falter. Fear; fear of the dark future; fear of the sharpness of hunger; fear of the blackness of death.]
In at least one hundred words, how does Markandaya use figurative language in this excerpt?

Answer 1

It includes a couple personifications such as"Hunger, ever at hand to jog his elbow, despair, ready to engulf him."The former means that hunger is ready to make him shake if he relaxes, and the latter means that the despair is about to overwhelm him.

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