Question

What figure of speech is used in this line from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is "Personification."

Explanation:

Personification is a figure of speech or literary device that gives an object or nonhuman character a quality often related to humans.

In this case, the author, Walt Whitman, is giving the ability to sing to the concept of America, a nation, refering to the idea of the entire country interconnecting and sharing a single identity.

Other examples of personification could be:

• The wind whispered in my ear.
• The flame danced on top of the candle.
• Time doesn't wait for anyone.

Answer 2

Personification. He says that America is singing.