The correct answer is OPTION - 1 - SIMILE
SIMILE
- A simile is a figure of speech that compares two unlike things using the words "like" or "as."
- Example: "As bold as brass" is a simile because it compares someone's boldness to brass using "as."
METAPHOR
- A metaphor directly refers to one thing by mentioning another, without using "like" or "as." It implies that one thing is the other.
- Example: "He is a lion on the battlefield." (Here, the person is directly compared to a lion, but without using "like" or "as.")
- In the case of "As bold as brass," it is not a metaphor because it uses "as" to make the comparison.
PERSONIFICATION
- Personification gives human qualities to non-human things.
- Example: "The wind whispered through the trees." (Here, the wind is described as whispering, which is a human action.)
- "As bold as brass" is not personification because brass, a non-living thing, is not given any human attributes.
PUN
- A pun is a play on words, often for humorous or witty effect, where a word has two meanings or sounds similar to another word.
- Example: "Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana." (Here, "flies" is used as both a verb and a noun, creating a pun.)
- "As bold as brass" is not a pun since there is no wordplay or double meaning involved.
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