Question

What type of literary device is the author using in “Mom’s scent hugs me as soon as I get in the door”?

Answer 1

Personification

Step-by-step explanation:

Scent is a gas so it a object and not a living thing so it can't possibly "hug" you. What the author is trying to say is that the scent is all around me when I enter. When human traits are given to objects, it is called personification.