Is there any figurative language in the sentence "Don't catch you slipping now, look how I'm living now, police be Trippin now"

Which statement is the most accurate summary of this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich?

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile

Whats the importance of gaining a general understanding of and interpretation of the work of literature. explain what the importance is to me