ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which word means:‘To compare two objects using the words like or as?’
A
Personification
B
Metaphor
C
Simile
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A simile is a comparison between two things using the word “like” or “as” to connect them.

Detailed explanation-2: -simile. noun. sim·i·le ˈsim-ə-(ˌ)lē : a figure of speech in which things different in kind or quality are compared by the use of the word like or as (as in eyes like stars) compare metaphor.

Detailed explanation-3: -A simile is a comparison between two things using the word “like” or the word “as.” Example: It is as hot as the sun in here! My brother eats like a pig. Instead of saying that one thing is the other, a simile says that one thing is like another.

Detailed explanation-4: -Similes and metaphors are both figures of speech that are used to make a comparison between two things that are not alike. The difference is that similes make the comparison by saying that something is like something else but metaphors make the comparison by saying that something is something else.

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