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Figure of speech

It could be synecdoche. "mouth" representing "stomach" or "appetite"

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Literary Devices used

Hi. In the post Fair is Foul, Foul is Fair, it mentions literary devices used are paradox, symbolism, and consonance. Is antimetabole also the case? Thanks

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