Which device appears in "The wind whispered through the empty classroom"?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Personification
- Step 1: The wind is not able to speak. Step 2. Giving it a human action is personification. Answer: personification. Why not the others: the sentence is not a question and has no contradictory pair of words.
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