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Identify the figure of speech in the sentence given below :

"The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree"

Solution

Correct Option: 2

The sentence uses 'as' to compare the righteous to a palm tree. A direct comparison using 'as' or 'like' is a Simile. Metaphor implies without such connecting words, while Irony and Apostrophe are unrelated here.

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