Question

Identify the literary device used in the line “This being human is a guest house”
a. simile
b. metaphor
c. anaphora
d. repetition

Answer 1

The ans is b. Metaphor.

A metaphor is a literary device which directly refers / compares one object to another, without using ‘as’ ‘like’ etc. It is like a simile but does not use those words, instead conveys its message directly.

Example -
This being human is a guest house - Metaphor
This being human is like a guest house - Simile

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

Metaphor
Metaphors are just like simile but they compare objects without using like.
Eg- She is a shining star.