Question

Following questions are based on the various Figures of Speech.

Which of the following statements is not an example of metaphor?

पर्याय

• The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.

• The Assyrian came down like a wolfon the fold.

• As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after Thee, O God.

• Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Answer 1

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Explanation:

A metaphor is a figure of speech that, for rhetorical effect, directly refers to one thing by mentioning another. It may provide clarity or identify hidden similarities between two ideas. Metaphors are often compared to other types of figurative languages,  such as antithesis, hyperbole, metonymy and simile.  A Metaphor is an implied simile. It does not, like simile, state that one thing is like another or acts as another, but takes that for granted and proceeds as if two things were Revenge is a kind of wild justice. one. '' is an example of  metaphor. The various revenge actions are seen as springing out of the corruption of earthly justice.  Therefore, 'Revenge is a kind of wild justice.' is the apt answer.