The lights of the city became dark as a power outage surged in the CBD.Rewrite this sentence to include a language device appropriate for a broadsheet commentary.
Question
The lights of the city became dark as a power outage surged in the CBD.Rewrite this sentence to include a language device appropriate for a broadsheet commentary.
Solution
"The metropolis' luminosity plunged into obscurity as an electrical blackout swept through the heart of the commercial district."
In this rewrite, I have used more formal and descriptive language, which is appropriate for a broadsheet commentary. The language device used here is metaphor - "plunged into obscurity" is a metaphor for the city losing its light.
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