Question

(even the Bible itself was relegated to a high shelf)
figurative speech in this expression
a) irony
b)metonymy
c)personification
d)metaphor​

Answer 1

The answer is :: a) irony

Answer 2

(a) Figurative speech in this expression is irony

Explanation:

• Even the Bible was relegated to a high shelf.
• Here the literary device used by the writer is irony.
• Irony refers to an unexpected uncertain part of a situation.
• Here the writer is saying that the Holy Bible is placed in the lower level of the position.
• Other options such as personification are used when a non-living object is transformed into a living one.
• Metaphor and metonymy refer to substituting the object into another similar object.