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

explanation:

this is anne frank, correct?

i think ur answer is c   hope this

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