Question

Read the excerpt below and answer the question.

O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, (Shelley's "Ode to the West Wind," stanza 1, line 1)

Which of the following literary techniques are present in the first line of Shelley's poem? Select all that apply.

Apostrophe
Simile
Synecdoche
Personification

Answer 1

I think it is personification

Answer 2

Personification

Step-by-step explanation:

The personification represents the figure of language capable of attributing to irrational beings or to inanimate objects, actions, qualities and feelings that are proper to human beings.

In the phrase "The Wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being," the wind that is an inanimate being, gains the ability to be wild, which is a human behavior.