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Which figures of speech could be confused with personification?

1

Metaphor and simile

2

Alliteration and assonance

3

Oxymoron and irony

4

Hyperbole and understatement

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Answer

A. Metaphor and simile

Solution:

Metaphor and simile also attribute qualities but differ from the human traits that personification attributes. The other options represent different literary techniques.

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