Question

1. the daisy hugging the earth / in august, ha!

what technique is being used?
idiom, simile, metaphor, personification, or hyperbole
figure out what is meant:
write a sentence explaining the meaning.

Explanation:

Personification is a literary device where non - human things are given human qualities. In the phrase "The daisy hugging the earth", a daisy (a non - human) is given the human quality of "hugging".

Answer:

Technique: Personification.
Meaning: The daisy is closely growing near the ground in August, as if it were affectionately embracing the earth.