Which of the following best summarizes the theme of this poem? A. Ignorance and a lack of new ideas are greater threats to socie
ty than burning books. B. Book burning creates ignorance and chaos in societies; free speech should be encouraged. C. The worst threat of censorship is its ability to erase prominent writers from history. D. We are all guilty of censorship when we reject ideas that do not align with our own.
The literary device used in this sentence is Personification.
Explanation:
It is because personification means to give a non living thing or word an adjective which is only used on human beings. Silence is not a living thing so it cannot invade the room nor can it come out of the night. So in my opinion the answer to this question is Personification.