Read the excerpt from paragraph 1 of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.
for, like the flowers which are planted in too rich a soil, strength and usefulness are
sacrificed to beauty
How does the author's use of figurative language in this quote support her message?
By comparing women to flowers grown for
beauty, she emphasizes the
shortsightedness of focusing on women's
beauty.
By comparing beauty to a flower, she
O emphasizes the importance of the strength
that women give to the world.
By comparing women to the soil in which
flowers are planted, she emphasizes
women's usefulness.
By comparing women to flowers without
good soil, she emphasizes women's lack of
potential.