Choose the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence:
On the way to the wedding, twelve cousins sat squeezed into Chacha ji’s small car like mango slices in a pickle jar.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Simile
The cousins in the small car are compared to mango slices in a pickle jar with the word “like”. Both are packed very tightly, with no space left.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Metaphor | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | Our class monitor’s notebook is a storehouse of everyone’s phone numbers. |
| (2) Alliteration | the same first sound repeated in words that are close together | Tara took two tiny tomatoes from the tray. |
| (3) Personification | human qualities or actions given to a thing, an animal or an idea | The bright new car winked its lights at us from the showroom. |
| (4) Simile (answer) | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | Her voice was as sweet as honey. |