The phrase "feet that might have served for shovels" is an example of what kind of figurative language?
metaphor
personification
hyperbole
simile

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Answer:

Hyperbole, Metaphor & Personification.

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Why?

1 ) It's exaggerating the fact that feet is "working"/"served" for shovels

2) The metaphor comparing the feet as dirty by saying it served for "shovels", chastising the fact it's a metaphor.

3) Personification, it provides human factor for mere feet and shovels.

Figurative language is used to characterize something by correlating it with something else. The use of figurative language makes the fictional writing more attractive and exciting to the readers.

The correct option is:

Option A. Metaphor

Option B. Personification

Option C. Hyperbole

Reasons for the correct options:

  • A metaphor is a figurative speech in which one thing is referred to by mentioning another thing. For example in the above case Feet are compared to the shovel.

  • Personification is the assignment of human characteristics to non-living objects. For example, the living human object feet are compared to the shovel which is a non-living thing.

  • Hyperbole is used for overemphasising statements which do not have a literal meaning. For example here the feet are used to over-exaggerate as working as shovels.

Therefore the given phrase has Hyperbole, Metaphor and personification as the figurative speech.

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