Question

He hears the last voice at night, the patrolling cars. ( identify the correct figure of speech )
{A} PERSONIFICATION
{B} ALLITERATION
{C} ONOMATOPOEIA
{D} EUPHEMISM

Answer 1

Explanation:

personification

Because the poet is giving a approach of human being.

Answer 2

The answer is {A} Personification.

The figure of speech used in the sentence "He hears the last voice at night, the patrolling cars" is personification.

• Personification is a figure of speech that is used to attribute certain human characteristics or features to a no human thing. It personifies the subject matter of the sentence.

• Personification as a figure of speech is generally used to give a deeper meaning to any particular object that is referred to in the sentence. It can not be taken literally and must be understood figuratively. It helps the reader empathize with the characters involved in the sentence.

• In the give sentence "He hears the last voice at night, the patrolling cars", the writer has given the patrolling cars a human characteristic by saying that the last voice he hears is of the patrolling cars. The cars have been given a sense of voice which isn't literally true. The writer has given the cars a human approach. Thus, the figure of speech used in this sentence is personification.

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