Question

Which of the following options contains the same literary device that appears in the following line:

“.....the machine still staggering from the shock.....”

Options

• The house roofs seemed to heave and sway.

• In the vestibule below was a letter box.

• So heavy they were, tidal waves come over the islands.

• It became transparent like a thin veil.

Answer 1

The house roofs seemed to heave and sway.

Explanation:

The line “the machine still staggering from the shock” uses personification, as the machine is given the human quality of staggering. Similarly, the house roofs are described as if they can heave and sway, which is also personification.