Question

1. read the lines below from phillis wheatleys poem \his excellency general washington.\ see mother earth her offsprings fate bemoan, and nations gaze at scenes before unknown! what type of figurative language does wheatley use in these lines, as well as in most of her poems? hyperbole personification allusion simile

Explanation:

The line "See mother earth her offspring's fate bemoan" gives the non - human entity "mother earth" the human action of bemoaning. Personification is the figurative language that attributes human qualities, actions, or characteristics to non - human things.

Answer:

B. personification