Which technique does the statement, "The sun smiled down on me," illustrate?

a. personification

b. simile

c. metaphor

d. hyperbole

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Mathew Fleming

13 March, 08:49

Which technique does the statement, "The sun smiled down on me," illustrate?

a. personification

b. simile

c. metaphor

d. hyperbole

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Ernest Pham · Answer 1

This is A. Personification.

The sun is given the human attribute of being able to smile and smiling. The sun cannot really smile but it is behaving as a person and that is why it is personification.

Which technique does the statement, "The sun smiled down on me," illustrate?a. personificationb. similec. metaphord. hyperbole

Which technique does the statement, "The sun smiled down on me," illustrate?

a. personification

b. simile

c. metaphor

d. hyperbole