Name the figure of speech in this line.
"The leaves danced in the wind."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answerPersonificationCorrect answerYour answerOnomatopoeiaCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Leaves cannot dance; only people can. Giving a thing a human action is personification.

Worth noting

There is no comparison with "like" or "as", so it is not a simile.

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Ten questions from Figures of speech, at your own pace.

Name the figure of speech in this line."The leaves danced in the wind."