Which type of figurative language is used in the following line from john f. kennedy's inaugural address to the nation? “the torch has been passed to a new generation of americans.”
allusion
simile
personification
metaphor

The correct answer is metaphor.
Passing the torch is a metaphor which means that you are passing on some traditions or knowledge to someone else. It can't be an allusion because allusion is a reference to something outside of the text; simile is comparison using words such as like or as; personification is when non-human entities or objects have human characteristics.

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