Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. This Nymph, to the destruction of mankind, Nourish'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind In equal curls, and well conspir'd to deck With shining ringlets the smooth iv'ry neck. (Canto II, lines 19-22) By asserting that the two locks of hair conspired to do something, the author is using the literary device of _____. A) alliteration B) personification C) satire D) metaphor

Answer 1

Answer:

Personification

Explanation:

By saying that the two locks of hair conspired to do something, the author is attributing a characteristic of human nature to the locks of hair which on fact are non living (or human) entities