Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:
The hot jalebis on Nani’s plate were as tangled as a bunch of old earphone wires.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Simile
The jalebis are compared to “a bunch of old earphone wires” with the words “as tangled as”. Both are twisted round and round.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile (answer) | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | After the long run, Rohan was as hungry as a wolf. |
| (2) Metaphor | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | For the farmers, the first monsoon shower is medicine for the dry fields. |
| (3) Onomatopoeia | a word that sounds like the sound it names | The auto’s horn went honk, honk outside our gate. |
| (4) Hyperbole | a big exaggeration made for effect | Kabir has watched that cartoon a lakh times this summer. |