Question

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?
A. Simile
B. Metaphor
C. Alliteration
D. Personification

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

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