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'To see a world in a grain of sand And a heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in ...

'To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flower
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour'

- William Blake
To see a World In a Grain of Sand.
The predominant figure of speech used in the lines above is ____________
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  • A Metaphor
  • B Simile
  • C Paradox
  • D Hyperbole
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Every line is a metaphor – an imaginative way of describing something by referring to something else which is the same in a particular way.

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