Question
Read paragraph 20.
"Is anyone else alarmed that billionaires are having their own private space race
while record-breaking heatwaves are sparking a 'fire breathing dragon of clouds?**
the former US Labor Secretary Robert Reich tweeted last week.
What is the effect of Reich's metaphor?
• It implies that billionaires are the cause of problems facing the environment.
© It contrasts the tranquility of space with recent inhospitable conditions on Earth.
It reminds readers of the dangers of space travel even to those with the financial
means.
O It emphasizes the disregard of billionaires to existing environmental problems.
Answer
The effect of Reich's metaphor is that it emphasizes the disregard of billionaires to existing environmental problems.