Unless the law about segregated buses was changed,

What type of figurative language is used in this passage from "letter from birmingham jail"? just as the prophets of the eighth century b.c. left their villages and carried their "thus saith the lord" far beyond the boundaries of their hometowns, and just as the apostle paul left his village of tarsus and carried the gospel of jesus christ to the far corners of the greco roman world, so am i compelled to carry the gospel of freedom beyond my own hometown. allusion symbolism imagery metaphor

What does the word subordinate mean in this sentence? the office manager spoke to her subordinate in a cordial tone.

How does shakespeare transform the myth of phoebus and daphne to dramatize this theme?