Question

Q39. Identify the figure of speech used in the sentence “One a neem fruit, the
other, a bittergourd”. *
O
a) hyperbole
O b) simile
c) metaphor
d) Allusion

Answer 1

The figure of speech is Metaphor.

• The sentence belongs to the story Ranga's marriage.
• The sentence holds the means that both neem and bitter gourd always taste bitter.
• It is a metaphor employing the terms like or as to equate separate objects, describing something by contrasting it to something seemingly unassociated.
• Thus, the sentence One a neem fruit, the  other, a bittergourd” is a metaphor.