Identify the figure of speech in the sentence given below:
"The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree"
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Simile
In “The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree”, the righteous are compared to the palm tree. It grows tall and stays green for years. The word "as" makes the comparison open.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Metaphor | A metaphor compares directly, without "like" or "as", by saying one thing is another. Here "as" is used. | The classroom was a zoo when the teacher stepped out. |
| (2) Simile (answer) | A simile compares two different things openly, using "like" or "as". | Her hands were as cold as ice. |
| (3) Irony | saying the opposite of what one means, or a result that is the opposite of what was expected. The line means just what it says. | "What lovely weather," he said, as the rain poured down. |
| (4) Apostrophe | speaking directly to an absent person or a thing as if it could hear. Nobody is addressed in this line. | "O Death, where is thy sting?" |