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? allusion hyperbole simile personification

Explanation:

Personification is giving human qualities to non - human things. In the lines, "mother earth" is given the human quality of "bemoan(ing)" (which is to express grief or sorrow). Earth is a non - human entity but is described as if it has human emotions and actions. Allusion is a reference to a well - known person, place, event, literary work, etc. There is no such reference here. Hyperbole is extreme exaggeration. There is no extreme over - statement in these lines. A simile is a comparison using "like" or "as". There is no such comparison in these lines.

Answer:

personification