The literary device used in the quote "His voice was a desperate bird beating its wings against the walls of its cage" is a metaphor. This is because it compares the man's voice to a bird trapped in a cage without using "like" or "as," suggesting his feelings of desperation and confinement.
"Which literary device is used in this quote? ""His voice was a desperate bird beating its wings against the walls of its cage"" (Jeanette Winterson, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit) -"
Repetition
Allusion
Metaphor
Irony
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