Question

What is the literary device used in the term 'Sleeping countryside' Also, explain the meaning of this phrase

Answer 1

Answer:

The figure of speech is Personification.

Explanation:

Countryside an abstract idea ia given the human quality of sleeping

Answer 2

The literary device used in the term 'sleeping countryside' is personification.

Explanation:

• Literary devices are devices used in a text to create a rhetorical effect on the reader of the text.
• There are many literary devices used in the English language to produce a dramatic effect on the audience.
• Literary devices are used in both poetry and prose for effect.
• Personification is a device where a human quality is given to an inanimate object or idea.
• Here, the countryside is given the human quality of sleeping. Countryside refers to the people living in rural areas.