Identify the figure of speech in the following sentence.
The teeth of the shark are like knives.

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Alliteration

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

● In the given sentence, It says that the teeth sharks have are comparable to knives and It also makes an indirect comparison between ‘teeth of shark’ and ‘knives’, with the help of the word ‘like’.
● A ‘simile’ is a figure of speech that involves the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (e.g. as soft as a silk ). This also makes an indirect comparison between two things, exactly like the given question.

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