SECTION – 4 (Part 1)

105. Which of the following is a metaphor?

A. He fought like a lion

B. She is as cool as a cucumber

C. Man proposes, God disposes

D. He was a lion in the fight

Explanatory Note:

VOCABULARY: FIGURES OF SPEECH—EASY

A metaphor is a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance. The words 'like' and 'as' are not used in a metaphor which is why A and B is incorrect. 'Man proposes, God disposes' has no figure of speech, although it is rhetorical. In D, we can see a metaphor at work, 'he' is likened to 'lion'. Choice (D)