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‘what happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up like a raisin in the…

‘what happens to a dream deferred?
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore-
And then run?’
In the above lines, the poet achieves special effect by the use of
  • A.
    transferred epithet
  • B.
    synecdoche
  • C.
    alliteration
  • D.
    simile.
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation