My ears will drink by eager of choice illustrates________

Analyze the question

The line is "My ears will drink by eager of choice" (most likely a garbled version of something like "My ears will drink eagerly of choice..."). We need to identify the figure of speech.

Explain the concepts

• Oxymoron: two contradictory terms placed together (e.g., "deafening silence").
• Onomatopoeia: words that imitate sounds (e.g., buzz, hiss).
• Synecdoche: a part stands for the whole, or the whole for a part (e.g., "all hands on deck").
• Meiosis: deliberate understatement (e.g., calling a huge problem "a small matter").
• The line also contains metaphor/personification, because ears do not literally "drink". That option is not listed.

Work through the line

1. "Ears" are used here to represent the whole person who listens. It is the person who is eager to hear, not just the ears. A part (ears) stands for the whole (the listener). That is synecdoche.
2. There is no pair of contradictory words, so it is not oxymoron.
3. "Drink" does not imitate a sound, so it is not onomatopoeia.
4. There is no understatement, so it is not meiosis.

Strictly speaking, "ears drink" is also a metaphor (listening compared to drinking). But metaphor is not among the options, and the one listed device that fits is the use of "ears" for the person: synecdoche.

Answer

Tip: When a body part acts for the whole person (hands, ears, heads, eyes), think synecdoche. If the options don't include metaphor, pick the best remaining fit. Always eliminate the devices that clearly don't apply first.