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Which of the following literary techniques does Byron employ in the line "A heart whose love is innocent!" in "She Walks in Beauty?

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The correct answer is synecdoche

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The literary technique used in the line "A heart whose love is innocent" in She walks in beauty is Personification. It is a technique wherein it gives an object life or human qualities. In that line, the object there was the heart which was described as something that has a humanistic quality which is innocent. 
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