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Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
Having science as my last class is my dessert for the day.
Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence:
Having science as my last class is my dessert for the day.
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The correct option is B Metaphor
'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the class has been compared to a dessert due to it being something that the speaker looks forward to and enjoys; and something that comes at the end of the 'meal' that is the whole day, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option B) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
'Metaphor' is a literary device / figure of speech in which a word or a phrase is given / applied to an action, object or event where it is not literally applicable. In simpler terms, a metaphor is a comparison that is drawn between two completely unrelated things. In this case, the class has been compared to a dessert due to it being something that the speaker looks forward to and enjoys; and something that comes at the end of the 'meal' that is the whole day, which cannot be literally true. Thus, the correct answer is Option B) - Metaphor. All the remaining options are also literary devices, but they have not been used in the given sentence.
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