Question

“The world was nothing but a big rattrap.” Which literary device do you find in this statement?
(i)simile
(ii)metaphor
(iii)hyperbole
(iv)personification

Answer 1

Metaphor this the answer please give rating

Answer 2

The correct answer:- Metaphor.

• Here, in the given the figure of speech that has been used is a metaphor.

• Here, in the given sentence, it has been mentioned that the world is being compared with that of a rattrap.
• A rattrap is a trap set by the person in order to catch a rat by luring it with the help of food.
• Similarly, in this world, innocent people are fooled and trapped by making them greedy.
• As we know, a metaphor is a figure of speech that is used to compare two things by looking at their similarities.
• Hence, the correct answer is- Metaphor.