Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:
Badi Mami’s handwritten recipe notebook is a bridge between her village kitchen and our city flat.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Metaphor
The recipe notebook “is a bridge”. A bridge joins two places. The notebook joins Mami’s old village cooking with the family’s life in the city.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | The fresh paneer was as white as a new school shirt. |
| (2) Metaphor (answer) | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | For Dadi, her old radio is a faithful friend. |
| (3) Personification | human qualities or actions given to a thing, an animal or an idea | The short garden hose refused to reach the last flower pot. |
| (4) Hyperbole | a big exaggeration made for effect | On Mondays, my school bag weighs a hundred kilos. |