Question

Read this excerpt from “You are Old, Father William” by Lewis Carroll. What figure of speech is used?

“You are old,” said the youth, “one would hardly suppose
That your eye was as steady as ever;
Yet you balanced an eel on the end of your nose—
What made you so awfully clever?”

A:simile

B:metaphor

C:exaggeration

D:dramatic irony

E:paradox

Answer 1

What do you think the answer is?

Answer 2

@ashtonfoshee

Answer 3

idk

Answer 4

I need you to at least guess before I can help.

Answer 5

d

Answer 6

I haven't read this before, in the story, does the "old man" really put an eel on his nose?

Answer 7

goat lips

Answer 8

If not, I think it's C