Question

read the following line from chapter 8 of frankenstein.

i will melt the stony hearts of your enemies by my tears and prayers.

what literary element is shown in this passage?

○ figurative language
○ rhyme scheme
○ irony
○ dialect

Explanation:

The phrase "stony hearts" uses metaphor (a type of figurative language) to describe unfeeling enemies, not literal stone hearts. This non-literal expression fits under figurative language. Rhyme scheme (poetic structure), irony (contradiction), and dialect (regional language) do not apply here.

Answer:

figurative language