Question

Read the following sentence.

The washing machine danced across the basement floor.

What literary device is used in this sentence?

1. Symbolism
2. Personification
3. Simile
4. Alliteration

Answer 1

number 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

Correct Answer:
Option 1. Personification

Personification means to attribute the human behavior or characteristic to something nonhuman. In the given sentence the human characteristic i.e. dance is being attributed to a nonhuman i.e. washing machine. Therefore, the literary device being used in the sentence is Personification.