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‘All was quiet in this park Until the wind, like a gasping messenger, announced The…

‘All was quiet in this park
Until the wind, like a gasping messenger, announced
The tyrant’s coming
Then did the branches talk in agony’.
There is in line 2 (‘like a gasping messenger…’) an example of
  • A.
    oxymoron
  • B.
    metonymy
  • C.
    alliteration
  • D.
    simile
  • E.
    personification.
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation