Question

which technique is used in the following excerpt from \a midsummer nights dream?\ \the forest whispered secrets in the twilight.\ personification - giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing simile - comparing two unlike things using the words \like\ or \as\ allusion - a reference to a person, place, event, or another piece of literature

Explanation:

The excerpt describes the forest (a nonhuman thing) as "whispered secrets," which is a human action. This matches the definition of personification, while the excerpt does not use "like" or "as" (ruling out simile) nor reference an external person/place/event (ruling out allusion).

Answer:

personification - giving human qualities to a nonhuman thing