Identify the figure of speech in the following statement from the options given below:
As the waiter brought over our dish, everyone looked at it with curiosity, as it was sizzling loudly.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Onomatopoeia
In the sentence, "sizzling" copies the hissing sound of food frying on a hot plate.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Oxymoron | An oxymoron puts two contradictory words together. The sentence has no such pair. | There was a deafening silence in the hall. |
| (2) Understatement | Understatement makes something sound smaller or less serious than it is. The sentence plays nothing down. | Standing in the blizzard, he said it was a bit chilly. |
| (3) Synecdoche | Synecdoche uses a part for the whole or the whole for a part. Nothing in the sentence stands for something larger. | The captain called, "All hands on deck!" |
| (4) Onomatopoeia (answer) | Onomatopoeia is the use of a word that imitates the sound of the thing or action it names (buzz, hiss, bang, crackle). Deciding clue: the sound word "sizzling". | The bees buzzed around the flowers. |