From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:

The wreck of his hopes

Metaphor

The figure of speech used in the expression "The wreck of his hopes" is OPTION 3 metaphor.

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which one thing is compared to another thing without using the words "like" or "as." In this case, the wreck of a ship is being compared to the destruction of someone's hopes. This creates a sense of the devastation that can be caused by the loss of hope.

The other answer choices are incorrect. Simile is a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as." Pun is a play on words. Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are used together. None of these devices are used in the expression "The wreck of his hopes.".