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From the given options, select the figure of speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression.

"Like angels from heaven the paratrooper landed on earth"

Solution

Correct Option: 3

The phrase uses 'Like' to compare paratroopers to angels. A comparison using 'like' or 'as' is a simile. It is not personification, oxymoron, or a pun.

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