Question

he did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door.
which literary device is used in the sentence above?
a. a specific word captures the sound of what it describes.
b. human traits are applied to an abstraction or nonhuman object.
c. an overstatement is made using exaggerated language.
d. there is a desire to return in thought to a previous time.

Explanation:

• Option A describes onomatopoeia (words that imitate sounds), which doesn't apply here as the sentence has no sound - imitating words.
• Option B: The sentence says "his last chance was walking out the door". "Chance" is an abstraction, and "walking" is a human action. So human traits (walking) are applied to a non - human/abstract entity (chance), which is personification.
• Option C describes hyperbole (exaggeration), but the sentence doesn't have an overstatement.
• Option D describes nostalgia or reminiscing, which is not related to the sentence.

Answer:

B. Human traits are applied to an abstraction or nonhuman object.