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“seems to touch the starry skies”. Which figure of speech has been used here?

“seems to touch the starry skies”. Which figure of speech has been used here?

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  1. In the line “seems to touch the starry skies“, two poetic devices are used. First is alliteration and the other is hyperbole.

    Alliteration is the occurrence of the same sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words. Hyperbole uses extreme exaggeration to make a point or show emphasis.

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