Choose the correct figure of speech used in the underlined part.
Despite the valiant efforts, Germany lost by two goals.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → metonymy
In "Germany lost by two goals", Germany stands for the German team, not the whole country.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) simile | A simile openly compares two different things using "like" or "as". The line makes no such comparison. | He runs like the wind. |
| (2) metaphor | A metaphor says that one thing is another because they are alike. Germany is used for its team because of a connection, not a likeness. | The classroom was a zoo. |
| (3) metonymy (answer) | Metonymy uses the name of one thing for another thing closely linked with it. The two things are not alike. They are connected (a country and its team, a crown and the king, the pen and writing). | The crown has approved the new law. |
| (4) imagery | language that creates a picture for the senses (sight, sound, smell). The line only reports a result. | The golden fields swayed under a blazing sun. |