Question

authors technique
which technique is used in the following excerpt from the story of an hour?
the delicious breath of rain was in the air.
personification - attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things
allusion - a reference to a person, place, event, or another piece of literature
simile - a comparison of two things using like or as

Explanation:

The excerpt describes rain's breath as "delicious," a human sensory experience, which attributes human qualities to the nonhuman "breath of rain." This matches the definition of personification. No allusion or simile (no "like" or "as") is present.

Answer:

personification - attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things