Question

25 fear lurks, watching me, waiting for the moment to pounce. a hyperbole b metaphor c simile d personification

Explanation:

Personification gives human - like qualities to non - human things or abstract concepts. In the sentence “Fear lurks, watching me, waiting for the moment to pounce”, the abstract concept of “fear” is given human actions such as “lurks”, “watching” and “waiting to pounce”. A hyperbole is an exaggeration, a metaphor makes a direct comparison without using “like” or “as”, and a simile makes a comparison using “like” or “as”. So the correct figure of speech here is personification.

Answer:

D. Personification