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What figure of speech is used in this line from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing

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Personification. He says that America is singing. 
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Answer:

The correct answer is "Personification."

Step-by-step explanation:

Personification is a figure of speech or literary device that gives an object or nonhuman character a quality often related to humans.

In this case, the author, Walt Whitman, is giving the ability to sing to the concept of America, a nation, refering to the idea of the entire country interconnecting and sharing a single identity.

Other examples of personification could be:

  • The wind whispered in my ear.
  • The flame danced on top of the candle.
  • Time doesn't wait for anyone.
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