Which figure of speech compares one subject directly to another without using like or as?

a. metaphor
b. onomatopoeia
c. personification
d. simile

she learned to understand that physical beauty wasn’t as important as being a good person.

- "the die is cast; i have consented to return if we are not destroyed. thus are my hopes blasted by cowardice and indecision; i come back ignorant and disappointed. it requires more philosophy than i possess to bear this injustice with patience. i have lost my hopes of utility and glory; i have lost my friend."

the answer is b ik this because i ahd this in a quick quiz

i am a pokemon hahahhahahaha