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Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

 


The literary device used in line 6 is an example of______

 

A
Synecdoche
B
Irony
C
Paradox
D
Hyperbole
correct option: c

Probably on the first instance the statement may not seem true but with a closer examination it appears to be true and realistic. 

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