Fill in the blank with the correct option to complete the simile:-

As brittle as ____.

glass

The correct answer is Option (2) → glass

A simile is a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (using 'like' or 'as').

• Brittle means hard but liable to break or shatter easily.

• Glass is the item among the choices that is universally known for being hard yet easily shattered, making the simile apt.