Question

literary devices

• simile: a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• metaphor: a comparison of two unlike things without using \like\ or \as\
• hyperbole: an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• personification: attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things
• alliteration: repetition of beginning consonant sounds
• onomatopoeia: a word that sounds like the word it describes
• imagery: vivid descriptive language designed to appeal to the five senses
• allusion: a reference to a person, place, event, or another piece of literature

what is personification?

• a comparison of two unlike things using \like\ or \as\
• an extreme exaggeration used to make a point
• attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things

Explanation:

From the given list of literary devices, the definition of personification is "attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things". The first option is the definition of simile, and the second is the definition of hyperbole. So the correct option is the one with "attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things".

Answer:

C. attributing human characteristics to nonhuman things