Read the following sentence:

When she finally received the good news, Asha's smile was the sun rising to herald a new day.

Which poetic device does this sentence use?

ASimile
BMetaphor
CAlliteration
DPersonification

Verified Answer :

B/ Metaphor because it does not use like or as in the sentence.


Krose1

In this sentence it is a metaphor because it is comparing two things- Asha's smile and the sun- without using like or as.