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Analyze the question: The line is "You want to know something then you run like a rabbit." We need to name the figure of speech used.

Explain the concept:

• Simile: a direct comparison between two different things using "like" or "as" (e.g., "brave as a lion").
• Metaphor: an implied comparison without "like" or "as" (e.g., "He is a lion").
• Personification: giving human qualities to non-human things.
• Pun: a play on words with double meanings or similar sounds.

Step-by-step solution:

1. Look at the key phrase: "you run like a rabbit."
2. The word "like" directly compares the way a person runs to the way a rabbit runs (fast and fearful).
3. Since the comparison is stated openly with "like", it cannot be a metaphor.
4. Nothing non-human is given human traits, so it is not personification.
5. There is no double meaning or wordplay, so it is not a pun.

Answer: The device is a simile, which is option D.

Tip: In Literature in English, scan for the words "like" or "as" first. If you see them in a comparison, it is almost always a simile. If the comparison is made without them ("He is a rabbit"), it is a metaphor.