Choose the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence:
Seen from the hill temple, the new flyover is a long grey snake winding over the old market.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Metaphor
The flyover “is a long grey snake”. From far away, the long, curving road looks like a snake lying over the market. The sentence does not use “like”. It says the flyover is a snake.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | The fresh snow on the hilltop looked like spilt sugar. |
| (2) Personification | human qualities or actions given to a thing, an animal or an idea | The brave little diya fought the wind all night. |
| (3) Hyperbole | a big exaggeration made for effect | Riya’s phone has a million photos of her cat. |
| (4) Metaphor (answer) | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | At rush hour, the railway station is an anthill. |