Read the poem and answer the following question What happens to a dream deferred?         Does it dry up       like a raisin in the sun?       Or fester like a sore—       And then run?       Does it stink like rotten meat?       Or crust and sugar over—       like a syrupy sweet?         Maybe it just sags       like a heavy load.         Or does it explode?

Which figure of speech is used in "....Or does it explode?" ?

Simile  Metaphor  Alliteration  None of the above

Metaphor

Metaphor is a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between different objects or persons. In this sentence, the poet compares broken dreams with a bomb.