Question

All night the roots work to disengage themselves froom the cracks in the veranda floor which poetic device is used in this line

Answer 1

The poetic device used in the expression 'All night the roots work to disengage themselves from the cracks in the veranda floor' is 'Personification'.

Explanation

Personification is the technique or practice of representing objects, qualities, etc. as humans, in art and literature. Poems, ‘The Brook’, ‘Song of the Rain’, and ‘Ode to Autumn’ are some famous examples of personification.