Personification is a rhetorical device, literary technique, or event in which what appears, on the surface, to be the case, differs radically from what is actually the case.
举一反三
- What rhetorical device is used in the sentence “饭来张口，衣来伸手”? A: pun B: metaphor C: rhyme D: personification
- He may win the competition, ______ he is likely to get into the national team. A: in no case B: in the case C: in which case D: in what case
- What did you learn from this case study?
- “I’ve got a millions things to do every day.” What rhetorical device is used? ( ) A: Metaphor B: Personification C: Antithesis D: Hyperbole
- 中国大学MOOC: What rhetorical device is used in the second line?