Read the following lines from "If We Must Die."
"If we must die, let it not be like hogs
Hunted and penned in an inglorious spot,
While round us bark the mad and hungry dogs
Making their mock at our accursèd lot."
Why does McKay use figurative language in these lines?
A- to help establish the conflict between the oppressed and the oppressors
B- to show that an underdog group can never win
C- to bring awareness to animal cruelty
D- to emphasize the idea that the oppressed group is cursed