Identify the literary device in the line ‘Never shall a young man... love you for yourself alone’.

Irony

Alliteration

Paradox

Assonance

Answer and Solution

A. Irony

The correct answer is 'Irony', as the young man expresses a belief that contradicts the ideal of love.

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