Question

what type of figurative language is "The public are swine; advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill-bucket."

Answer 1

This is a metaphor, because it compares certain things to others without using the words “like” or “as”. The public is compared to swine and advertising is compared to the rattling of a stick.

Answer 2

the public are swine That is a metaphor because it is comparing the public to pics without using like and or as.