Question

Which figure of speech is the following line an example of? The trees groaned and shook their heads in the wind. metaphor simile alliteration personification

Answer 1

Hello there,

The answer is personification since personification is the figurative language in objects sounding or looking like people.

Answer 2

Hi there!

The answer to your question is personification.
Personification means to give something human-like traits, something that is not human. In the sentence, the author gives the trees human traits by saying that they "groaned and shook their heads".

Hope this helps!