Literary Works / Figures of Speech
Class 12 / General English
Literary Works / Figures of Speech
Question 1 of 5Book: TN-ENG-12Chapter 1
Identify the figure of speech in the line: "Grew thin and treacherous as air."
A
Metaphor
B
Simile
C
Personification
D
Apostrophe
Correct AnswerB.
Simile
Explanation
The stone passages of the citadel losing their security and becoming treacherous are explicitly compared to thin air using the comparative preposition as, which constitutes a simile