Question

The river glideth at his own sweet will'' which figure of speech is this ?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

For example, “The river glideth at his own sweet will” and “This City now doth, like a garment, wear.” Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. In the fourth line “This City now doth, like a garment, wear”, the city is personified

Answer 2

The figure of speech is 'personification.'

Figures of Speech

• Figures of speech refer to the rhetorical languages which are used by writers to make their texts more meaningful and elaborate.

• Personification is the figure of speech that provides living characteristics to non-living and inanimate objects.

• In the given sentence, 'river' is a non-living object. However, it has been regarded as 'his.' and has been given the characteristic of having a 'sweet will.' Thus, it has been given living qualities.