Use the extract below to answer questions
Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The literary device used in line 1 is
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A.
Simile -
B.
Alliteration -
C.
Litotes -
D.
Personification
Correct Answer: Option D
Explanation
‘My heart leaps…’ evidences the fact that the heart is being personified to act as though it were a real, physical human being.
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