What literary device is theauthor using in describing

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What literary device is theauthor using in describing thebehavior of the cactus nearthe beginning of O. Henry's"The Cactus"? ".... among its softconvolutions, he did not feelthe prick of the thorn thatwas to pierce him later" A. Hyperbole B. Foreshadowing C. Metaphor