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The title "An Idle Fellow" is an example of

A. Allusion

B. Irony

C. Hyperbole

D. metaphor

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Answer: D. Metaphor

Explanation: The title "an idle fellow" is an example of a metaphor. A metaphor is a figure of speech used to describe words or phrases that refer to something that is not, invoking a direct similarity between the word or phrase used and the thing described. A metaphor may be changed into a Simile, and also into plain language containing neither metaphor nor simile.

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Answer:

The correct answer is option A. Allusion

Step-by-step explanation:

An allusion is used in rhetoric to refer to something indirectly, that is, by referring to it.

In this case the title "An Idle Fellow" refers to inactivity, who has been the faithful companion during the author's life.

He even describes himself as a person who does not like to do anything, and his "idle fellow" is said inactivity.

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