Question

Afoot and lighthearted I take to the open road,"figure of speech
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Answer 1

The figure of speech used is Inversion.

• The phrase is from the poem Song of the Open Road  by Walt Whitman.
• The inversion figure of speech is a speech figure in which the order of words is reversed such that a certain word is emphasized.
• Thus, the correct order of the sentence will be I take to the open road afoot and light-hearted.
• Since the order is changed for a poetic impact, therefore now the figure of speech is based on construction.