Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence:
In the packed Mumbai local, Sameer held his tiffin box high above the crowd as if it were the World Cup trophy.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Simile
The tiffin box is compared to the World Cup trophy with the words “as if it were”. Sameer holds it high and proudly, the way a winning captain holds up a cup.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Metaphor | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | During Diwali, Nani’s cupboard is a sweet shop. |
| (2) Simile (answer) | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | The lake was as calm as a sleeping baby. |
| (3) Personification | human qualities or actions given to a thing, an animal or an idea | The old almirah kept its secrets behind a rusty lock. |
| (4) Alliteration | the same first sound repeated in words that are close together | Meera made mango milkshake for her mother. |