Read the excerpt below and answer the question. When the stars threw down their spears ("The Tyger," line 17) This excerpt from Blake's poem contains an example of

a. apostrphe
b. extended metaphor
c. personification
d. synecdoche

Respuesta :

The answer is C. Personification

c. personification


Personification is giving non-human things human-like traits. In this line, the stars (a non-human) is being given the human-like trait of throwing. Stars also don't have spears.

An extended metaphor is when a metaphor is carried over a series of lines or stanzas. A metaphor is a comparison between two unlike things without using like or as.

A synecdoche is when the part represents the whole.

An apostrophe is a punctuation mark '. It is used in contractions and to show ownership.

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