From the given options, select the correct figure of speech (poetic device) used in the following expression-

The princess is like a flower

Simile

The correct answer is Option (D) → Simile

A simile is a figure of speech that directly compares two different things using the words "like" or "as." In the expression "The princess is like a flower," the princess is being compared to a flower using the word "like."

Option (A) → Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds in closely placed words. That is not used here.

Option (B) → Irony: Irony involves saying something that usually means the opposite, often for humorous or emphatic effect. There is no such contrast in this sentence.

Option (C) → Personification: Personification is giving human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. For example, "The wind whispered through the trees." A flower is a living thing, but it's not being given human qualities or actions in this sentence; it's simply being used as a point of comparison for beauty or delicacy. If the sentence was "The flower danced in the breeze," that would be personification.