The dominant literary device used in the poem is?

Read the poem and answer the question

We have come to the crossroads
And I must either leave or come with you
I lingered over the choice
But in the darkness of my doubts
You lifted the lamp of love
And I saw in your face
The road that I should take.

A. paradox
B. parody
C. metaphor
D. oxymoron

Correct Answer:

Option C – metaphor