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Identify the figure of speech: 'The wind whispered through the trees.'

Ahyperbole
Bpersonification
Csimile
Dmetaphor
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. personification
Giving the wind the human ability to 'whisper' is personification. A simile uses like/as; a metaphor is a direct equation.
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