Choose the correct figure of speech used in the following sentence:
On her first day in the new school, Ananya’s drawing book was a shield against the noisy classroom.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Metaphor
The drawing book “was a shield”. A shield protects a person from attack. Ananya hides behind her drawing book to feel safe from the noise and the strange faces.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile | an open comparison of two different things, using “like” or “as” | The newborn baby’s fist was as small as a walnut. |
| (2) Personification | human qualities or actions given to a thing, an animal or an idea | The dusty piano in the corner dreamed of its concert days. |
| (3) Metaphor (answer) | a hidden comparison: it says one thing is another, without “like” or “as” | Papa’s anger is a passing storm. |
| (4) Alliteration | the same first sound repeated in words that are close together | Kavya carried coconut cookies to class. |