From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:
As cool as a cucumber
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Simile
In "As cool as a cucumber", a calm person is compared to a cucumber. The words "as ... as" make the comparison.
| Figure | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Pun | a joke using a word with two meanings, or two words that sound the same. No word in this phrase has a double meaning | A bicycle cannot stand on its own because it is two tired. |
| (2) Metaphor | says that one thing is another. It does not use "like" or "as". This phrase uses "as ... as" | The classroom was a zoo before the teacher arrived. |
| (3) Oxymoron | puts two opposite words together. "Cool" and "cucumber" are not opposites | The room fell into a deafening silence. |
| (4) Simile (answer) | openly compares two different things. It uses the word "like" or "as" | The old man is as wise as an owl. |