Which figure of speech compares one subject directly to another without using like or as? a. onomatopoeia b. personification c. simile d. metaphor

Hello, the answer is D, metaphor.
For example, "She is a diamond"

Onomatopoeia is an imitation of a sound. 
For example, "Pow!" or "Boom!"

Personification is giving nonhuman objects human attributes. 
For example, "The branches of the tree danced in the wind"
 
A simile is a comparison using like or as. 
For example, "She is as valuable as a diamond"

Hope this helped. Have a nice day. :) 

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"