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A writer says the virus packed its bags and crossed the ocean. Giving a nonhuman thing human traits is:

AUnderstatement
BJuxtaposition
CAlliteration
DPersonification
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Personification
1. A virus packs nothing. 2. Human characteristics make it relatable. 3. It is personification. _Source: OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook, Chapter 9, Rhetorical Analysis._
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