Do you think learning on youtube and other similar sites will become more prevalent in the years to come?

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

Which of the following story descriptions most directly shares themes with the passage above

This excerpt is repeated several times. what effect does this repetition have on the epic