Identify the technique in 'The wind snarled at the windows.'
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. Personification
- Step 1: The wind is given the action of a snarling animal.
- Step 2: Giving human or animal qualities to something non-living is personification.
Answer
Personification.
Why not the others: Onomatopoeia: 'snarled' can sound harsh, but the key effect is giving the wind an animal's behaviour. Hyperbole: there is no obvious exaggeration of size or amount. Oxymoron: no pair of opposite words is placed together.
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