Divest : Vested B. LOSE : GAINED
Divest is a verb that defined as to end possession or to set free of something that encumbers. Divest is to lose something.
Vested is an adjective that is defined as bestowing something to someone. Act of giving to someone for his gain.
Divest is equivalent to lose and vested is equivalent to gained.
Expository writing is meant to inform a reader about a certain topic. Because of this, D is the correct answer.
I beleive the answer to your question is A
Correct Answer:
Option 1. Personification
Personification means to attribute the human behavior or characteristic to something nonhuman. In the given sentence the human characteristic i.e. dance is being attributed to a nonhuman i.e. washing machine. Therefore, the literary device being used in the sentence is Personification.
