In the line 'The wind howled through the empty street', which technique gives the wind a human or animal quality?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. Personification
- Step 1: 'Howled' is something an animal or person does.
- Step 2: Giving a living quality to the wind is personification.
Answer
Personification.
Why not the others: Simile: A simile uses 'like' or 'as' to compare, and neither word appears. Alliteration: No consonant sound is repeated in the line. Statistics: There are no numbers in the line.
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