Lorena ran five miles today in preparation for the upcoming marathon. When she was done, her calves were screaming in pain. Which figure of speech is used?

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Michael Johansen · Answer 1 · 2017-09-17T05:46:52+0000

I would say that the figure of speech used in this sentence is personification.
Personification means that human qualities are given to non-human entities.
Since screaming can be done by humans usually, and not calves, this has to be personification.

Lorena ran five miles today in preparation for the upcoming marathon. When she was done, her calves were screaming in pain. Which figure of speech is used?

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