What rhetorical device is used in the line "The tiger roared like a thunderclap" from The Tiger King?

Step-by-step solution

1. Identify the comparison word used in the sentence; here it is the word "like".
2. Recognise that the sentence compares the tiger’s roar to a thunderclap, indicating a simile.
3. Confirm that a metaphor would omit "like" or "as", so the device is not metaphor.
4. Thus the correct rhetorical device is a simile.
5. Answer: Simile

Concept tested: Identify rhetorical device

Published 25 September 2026 · How this solution was prepared and checked