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Question : Choose the correct Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) in the following sentence: "The stars winked mischievously in the night sky."

Option 1:  Personification

Option 2: Simile

Option 3: Metaphor

Option 4: Onomatopoeia


Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024
Answer (1)
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Correct Answer: Personification


Solution : The correct option is 1.

Personification is attributing human qualities to non-human entities. Here, the stars are personified as if they can wink, which is a human action.

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