The longest days were too short for him, and the shortest nights too long for him.” 3. What is the name for this type of figurative language?
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

The type of figurative language used in the sentence is: parallelism.

Explanation:

We usually study parallelism as the consistent use of certain structures inside a sentence. But, as a matter of fact, parallelism is also a figurative language. It is still connected to the repetition of grammatical structures, and it usually helps give the idea a certain flow or rhythm.

In the sentence we are analyzing here, the repetition takes place in two clauses. That is, the second cause repeats the structure of the first one, which is something like:

superlative + noun + verb to be + too + adjective + for him

The longest     days        were       too       short         for him

The shortest     nights    (omitted)  too      long          for him

As we can see, the author did not think it necessary to repeat the verb, since it could be easily inferred. But the rest of the structure is exactly the same, creating parallelism.

the following key ideas correctly express the key sentence.

restate key idea: most people can learn to swim in ten short lessons.

restate key idea: the majority of water-accident victims require mouth-to-mouth breathing.

restate key idea: an empty, tightly closed gallon jug will support a tired swimmer.  

restate key idea: first aid is to prevent accidents as well as assist in rescue.

explanation: the key idea needs to have the same topic as the key sentence (drowning and safety).

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