'The old house sighed as the storm leaned on its walls.' Which technique is used?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: B. personification
- Step 1: Sighing and leaning are human actions. Step 2. Giving them to a house and a storm is personification. Answer: personification. Why not the others: simile: This needs the words 'like' or 'as'. alliteration: This needs repeated initial sounds, as in 'wild wind'. onomatopoeia: This needs a word that copies a sound, such as 'creak'.
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