From the given options, select the figure of speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression -
Time was passing like a hand waving from a train
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Simile
In “Time was passing like a hand waving from a train”, the passing of time is set beside a hand waving from a moving train: both slip quickly out of reach and cannot be held back.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile (answer) | A simile openly compares two different things, using “like” or “as”. The two things stay separate: one is said to be like the other, not to be the other. | The child slept like a log. |
| (2) Pun | a play on a word with two meanings. There is no wordplay in the line. | The teacher wore sunglasses because her class was so bright. |
| (3) Oxymoron | An oxymoron joins two contradictory words. The line has none. | Their engagement was an open secret in the family. |
| (4) Metaphor | A metaphor also compares, but it says one thing is another, without "like" or "as". Because the line uses "like", it is a simile, not a metaphor. | The classroom was a zoo when the teacher left. |