What part of speech is this?

[Leggs20_1999]

"Sad is the man who is asked for a story and can’t come up with one"


What part of speech/figurative language is this? Thank you so much

[Humble]

Welcome to the forum, Leggs.
Your question is not correct - parts of speech are nouns, verbs, gerunds, prepositions etc.
I think it's a saying.
Best wishes.

[MikeNewYork]

"Sad is the man who is asked for a story and can’t come up with one"


What part of speech/figurative language is this? Thank you so much

I would call it a proverb or a saying.