What literary devices are found in lamb to the slaughter

The overarching literary device Dahl uses in the story is pun. A pun is a word or phrases that has two or more applicable meanings at the same time. The title—and the most important act in the story—is a triple pun. "Lamb to the slaughter" is a phrase that means an innocent is being sacrificed for the needs of another.

Explanation:

dramatic irony

metaphor

imagery

simile

his tongue, i believe, was bloody and hanging out of his mouth.

he looked as if he were hungry.

he has several wolf-like qualities; a gray coat, sharp claws and yellow fangs.

those eyes made me feel, dear reader, like the end was near.

as i reached for a stick, he moved to the other side of the hill.

panting and hungry, he looked at me, a defenseless human and he snarled.

well i said my prayers, however, he simply turned and limped off. 

question:   read the sentence. a few of the committee members did not attend. which of the following accurately labels the bolded words? predicate nominative complete predicate simple predicate predicate adjective?

answer: complete predicate

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