Choose the word that fits the definition - compares two things directly and do not use the words “like” or “as”

AAnalogy
BMetaphors
CHyperbole
DSimile

Verified Answer :

BSimiles use like or as, hyperbole is like an exaggeration, and analogy is __is to ___ as __is to __.  That leaves metaphors.

Answer:

D. Simile

Explanation:

a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid (Example: as brave as a lion, crazy like a fox ).

the use of simile.

"his audacious deployment of simile and metaphor"