Choose the correct substitute from the four options given:
A figure of speech where an object is addressed as the thing that it resembles.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Metaphor
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Metaphor (answer) | A metaphor is a figure of speech that speaks of one thing as if it were another thing it resembles, without using "like" or "as". The comparison is implied: the object is called the thing it resembles. | Time is a thief that steals our youth. |
| (2) Simile | A simile also compares two things, but openly, with "like" or "as". The object is said to be like the other thing, not addressed as it. | Her smile was as bright as the sun. |
| (3) Personification | Personification gives human qualities to a thing or an idea. | The wind howled through the night. |
| (4) Alliteration | the repetition of the same first sound in words close together. | Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. |