Question

A direct comparison that does not use the words like, as, or than (1 point) allegory aphorism diction in medias res metaphor

Answer 1

the answer is metaphor. a comparison that DOES use like or as (i.e. sweet as sugar, like a deer in headlights) is a simile. a direct comparison (i.e. life is a journey, her voice was music to my ears) is called a metaphor.