In the sentence "He was as brave as a lion", the figure of speech is
- A. metaphor
- B. simile
- C. irony
- D. alliteration
Explanation
The comparison is made explicit with as, which is the defining mark of a simile along with like. Removing the as and writing he was a lion would turn it into a metaphor. Recognising the signal word is enough to answer this class of question.
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