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Difficulty: EasyLiterary Devices and Figurative Language

Read the excerpt below carefully:

"The sun stretched its golden arms across the sleeping town, signaling the arrival of a new dawn."

Which figure of speech is predominantly employed in the excerpt above?

  1. PersonificationAnswer
  2. B
    Simile
  3. C
    Hyperbole
  4. D
    Irony

Answer

Personification is the figure of speech predominantly employed in the excerpt.
Personification is used because human physical features and actions—such as having arms to stretch and sleeping—are attributed to the sun and the town.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Examine the descriptions assigned to the non-human entities in the passage.
The sun is depicted as having 'golden arms' that it 'stretched', while the town is described as 'sleeping'.
Identifying the attributes given to non-human elements reveals whether human characteristics are being applied.
2
Match the literary technique to its standard literary definition.
Assigning human qualities, actions, or emotions to non-living things or abstract concepts is defined as personification.
The direct attribution of human features confirms personification as the correct term.

Key Concept

Personification
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