Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words

A figure of speech by which a thing is compared to another.

Simile

The most appropriate one-word substitution for the given group of words is simile.

• Simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as".
• Metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things without using the words "like" or "as".
• Alliteration is a repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words.
• Apostrophe is a figure of speech in which the speaker addresses an absent or imaginary person or thing.