Question

Read the excerpt from the poem "Queen of the Cats":

It was All Hallows' Eve when the cats came singing,
Walking upright, their high voices ringing
With sorrowful cries—their queen had gone missing.

What type of figurative language is the cats came singing, walking upright, their high voices ringing with sorrowful cries? (10 points)

A. Hyperbole

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

D. Simile

Answer 1

Answer:

The figurative speech used here is "Personification".

Explanation:

Personification occurs when (thru speech) you give animals or objects, the abilities that only humans can have.

As in here,

The cats are said to be singing, walking upright, their high voices ringing with sorrowful cries. These are some abilities which humans have ... a cat can not walk upright, only a human can walk upright.

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