Passage IV (Dickens, Hard Times, 1854, Book I, ch. 2)
He went to work in this preparatory lesson, not unlike Morgiana in the Forty Thieves: looking into all the vessels ranged before him, one after another, to see what they contained. Say, good M'Choakumchild. When from thy boiling store, thou shalt fill each jar brim full by-and-by, dost thou think that thou wilt always kill outright the robber Fancy lurking within—or sometimes only maim him and distort him!
Which device is used in '…looking into all the vessels ranged before him'?
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Correct answer: C. Metaphor
Explanation
The children are figured as vessels (jars) to be filled with facts — a metaphor sustained from the Morgiana simile.
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