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Question
'As fire drives out fire, so pity pity'.
The literary device used in this line is ______.
Options
Metaphor
Simile
Oxymoron
Irony
MCQ
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Solution
'As fire drives out fire, so pity pity'.
The literary device used in this line is simile.
Explanation:
The line directly compares the action of pity with fire using the word 'as'. This makes it a simile. The comparison suggests that one emotion can overcome or replace another.
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