Name the figure of speech in this line.
"The old car coughed and groaned up the hill."

SimileCorrect answerYour answerHyperboleCorrect answerYour answerPersonificationCorrect answerYour answerOxymoronCorrect answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

Coughing and groaning are things a person does. Giving them to a car is personification.

Worth noting

Nothing is compared with "like" or "as", and nothing is exaggerated past belief.

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

Name the figure of speech in this line."The old car coughed and groaned up the hill."