Question 41
“Does it dry up like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore—And then run?”
What is the figure of speech used here?
Personification
Hyperbole
Metaphor
Simile
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Simile
Question 41 of 60 in the IIT Madras BS English II (English 2) End Term paper sat on 24 Dec 2023, in the September 2023 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT FN EXAM FDI2 24 Dec 2023). It carries 1 mark.
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