Which figure of speech makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'?

• A. Simile
• B. Metaphor
• C. Synecdoche
• D. Onomatopoeia

Answer: (A)

Simile is the figure of speech that makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as.' It explicitly links two different things to highlight a shared quality, as in 'bright as the sun' or 'runs like the wind.' This set me apart from a metaphor, which states that something is something else without using 'like' or 'as' (time is a thief). Synecdoche uses a part to represent the whole (or vice versa), such as 'hands' for workers, while onomatopoeia imitates sounds (buzz, hiss). So the described figure of speech is a simile because it relies on 'like' or 'as' to draw the comparison.