From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:
A ray of hope
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Metaphor
Hope is a feeling. Here it is spoken of as light that sends out a ray. A small hope in a bad time is like a thin beam of light in the dark.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Metaphor (answer) | compares two things without "like" or "as". It speaks of one thing as if it were the other | Her kind words were a ray of sunshine on a sad day. |
| (2) Simile | makes the comparison openly, with "like" or "as" | The baby's cheeks were as red as a tomato. |
| (3) Pun | plays on two meanings of one word | The math book looked sad because it had too many problems. |
| (4) Oxymoron | sets two opposite words together | The magician's trick was seriously funny. |