Jeremy is a hawk. He saw the last donut in the box and swooped in to grab it before anyone else. Which figure of speech do the bold words represent? A. simile B. personification C. allusion D. metaphor
English · High School · Tue Nov 03 2020
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B. personification
Personification is a figure of speech where human characteristics are attributed to non-human things, animals, or ideas. In this case, Jeremy the hawk is given the human-like behavior of "seeing" a donut and "swooping in to grab it before anyone else," which suggests intention, desire, and action that are typically associated with humans. This personification helps readers relate to the hawk as if it were a person behaving competitively for a desired object.