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?" ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
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.