HURRRY PLEASE ANswer I HAVE 15 MINS Read the following sentences from the play.

It's probably something we can learn to handle, but I'd rather figure out how
to fix it. Better safe than sorry, huh?

Identify a figure of speech in these sentences. Explain what type of figure of speech it is
and explain what it means.

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.

connections  to the  book night by elie wiesel.   elie wiesel  is a holocaust survivor. as a young, jewish boy he was taken from his home with his family by the nazis. he was taken because he is jewish.

being surrounded by crimes, poverty, and failing schools as well as his own lack of confidence in his abilities.

d. it compares the speaker reflection to a predatory bird that haunts the speaker