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.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
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.