Question

“Ten thousand saw I at a glance,/ Tossing their heads in sprightly dance./ The waves beside them danced; but they/ Outdid the sparkling waves in glee;”

This quote is an example of what figurative language?
A. metaphor
B. simile
C. paradox
D. personification

Answer 1

The above quote is an example of D. PERSONIFICATION.

Personification is giving human characteristics or traits to animal, object, or idea.

The inanimate objects are ten thousand and waves. Tossing heads, sprightly dance, in glee are human traits given to the inanimate objects.