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
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.