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Which literary device is used in the phrase “a house that leaned”?

AHyperbole

BOxymoron

CMetaphor

DAllusion

Answer:

C. Metaphor

Read Explanation:

The leaning house represents the decline of the family, metaphorically suggesting emotional instability and slow decay.


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