Read the given passage and answer the four questions that follow.

I was raised by a teacher. My mother is a professor of early education. And from the time I went to kindergarten through my senior year in high school, I went to public schools. I wouldn't trade that education and experience for anything.

I had incredible teachers. As I look at my life today, the things I value most about myself- my imagination, my love of acting, my passion for writing, my love of learning, my curiosity- all come from how I was parented and taught.

And none of these qualities that I've just mentioned, none of these qualities that I prize so deeply, that have brought me so much joy, that have brought me so much professional success- none of these qualities that make me who I am can be tested.

I said before that I had incredible teachers. And that's true. But it's more than that. My teachers were EMPOWERED to teach me. Their time wasn't taken up with a bunch of test prep-this silly drill and kill nonsense that any serious person knows doesn't promote real learning.

No, my teachers were free to approach me and every kid in that classroom like an individual puzzle. They took so much care in figuring out who we were and how best to make the lessons resonate with each of us. They were empowered to unlock our potential. They were allowed to be teachers.

The literary device used in the line- approached every kid in class 'like an individual puzzle' is:

Simile

The correct answer is Option (3) → Simile

The line uses “like” to compare each kid to an individual puzzle, which is the key feature of a simile.

Metaphor: A direct comparison where one thing is said to be another (without 'like' or 'as').

Personification: Giving human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or animals.

Anaphora: The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.