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Read these lines from the poem “Dreams,” by Langston Hughes.


Which figure of speech is used in the bold line of the poem?


Life is a broken-winged bird

That cannot fly.

A

onomatopoeia

B

simile

C

metaphor

D

alliteration




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Brainly264

I have English 9 as well and this was one of my questions the correct answer is Metaphor

The figure of speech is used in poem's line is a metaphor. The correct option is C.

What is a metaphor?

A metaphor is a figure of speech that straightforwardly makes reference to one thing by mentioning another for rhetorical effect. It may provide clarification or reveal hidden similarities between two distinct ideas.

In the given lines of poem, it is showing a direct reference.

Thus, the correct option is C.

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