Choose the correct substitute from the four options given:

A figure of speech where an object is addressed as the thing that it resembles.

Metaphor

The correct answer is Option (1) → Metaphor

•  Metaphor: A figure of speech where one thing is directly referred to as something else, implying a comparison. (e.g., "The moon is a silver dollar")
• Simile: A figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as". (e.g., "The moon is like a silver dollar")
• Personification: A figure of speech where an object or idea is given human qualities. (e.g., "The wind whispered through the trees")
• Alliteration: The repetition of the first consonant sound in a group of words. (e.g., "Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers")

While simile also involves comparison, a metaphor directly addresses the object as something else, making it a closer fit for the description.