Question

7. Identify the following figure of speech:
( I ran into the friendly house.​

Answer 1

In the following sentence ''I ran into the friendly house.'', personification (figure of speech) is used here.

• Here, the 'house' is personified. The house is compared to a friend of 'I'.

• The nonhuman entity 'house' is characterized by the human attribute 'friendly'.

• Another example of personification is- The nature is crying by seeing the manmade destruction.

Answer 2

I ran into the friendly house.​

The figure of speech used in this sentence is personification.

Explanation:

• A friendly house is one that has a friendly environment.
• A house that seems comfortable and has a warm welcoming nature.
• It is personified with friendly nature because humans have a friendly nature and they get along with everyone so easily.
• Similarly, houses with friendly nature and environment seem to become habitual of especial people.
• Thus the figure of speech is "personification".