Question : Identify the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) in the expression: "The old car groaned as it struggled up the hill."
Option 1: Personification
Option 2: Onomatopoeia
Option 3: Metaphor
Option 4: Alliteration

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Question : Identify the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) in the expression: "The old car groaned as it struggled up the hill."

Option 1: Personification

Option 2: Onomatopoeia

Option 3: Metaphor

Option 4: Alliteration

Team Careers360 · Accepted Answer

Correct Answer: Personification

Solution : The correct option 1.

Personification is attributing human characteristics to non-human things. The car is personified as if it can groan, which is a human action.

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Question : Identify the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) in the expression: "The old car groaned as it struggled up the hill."Option 1: PersonificationOption 2: OnomatopoeiaOption 3: MetaphorOption 4: Alliteration

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