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What type of figurative language is used in these lines from “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge?

The Sun came up upon the left,
Out of the sea came he!
And he shone bright, and on the right
Went down into the sea.

A.
simile
B.
alliteration
C.
metaphor
D.
personification

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The answer is D because it is getting compared to or described as human traits. The sun is not a person and it’s getting called he.
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Answer: personification
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