Question

'The crowded bus bursting at every stage, crawled heavily to a stop with a groan.'

What is the figure of speech used here?

A. simile (expresses resemblance between things of different kinds usually using 'like' or 'as') B. metaphor (expression used to refer to something it does not literally denote)
C. alliteration (same starting sound in different words of a line) D. personification (attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects)

Answer 1

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The crowed bus bursting at every angle, crawled heavily to a stop with a groan.
Now a bus can't "groan".Nor can it "crawl". So clearly, these are the characteristics of a human, given to a bus to make us clear about the situation.
So the correct option is:-
D. personification (attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects)

Answer 2

The correct answer is D. personification (attributing human characteristics to inanimate objects)