post A quarter 3 week 2 Figurative language

1. "Tall and imposing with his black spade bear and his aura of wickedness conposed of mistresses , money, Congo cruelities, and other scandals, Leopold was, in the opinion of Emperor Franz Josef of Austria, "a thouroughly bad man."(23). This is figurative language because you get an idea of what kind of man Lepold was, through the eyes of Franz Josef.
2. "He expected France ot violate Belgium as soon as Germany's deployment at the Belgian Frontier revealed her strategy, and therefore planned that Germay should do it first and faster"(22-23). This is figurative language because it is foreshadowing Germany's polocies towards Belgium.
3. "When you march into France," he said, "let the last man on the right brush the Channel with his sleeve."(25). This shows figurative language because it describes how much the German General Schlieffen wanted to make sure France was completely surrounded during the siege.