“The lake was silent for some time. Finally it said: ‘I weep…” In the excerpt, the author uses ___. a hyperbole personification a simile a metaphor

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“The lake was silent for some time. Finally it said: ‘I weep…”

In the excerpt, the author uses ___.

a hyperbole

personification

a simile

a metaphor

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Personification

The author is giving the lake a human quality of speech.

HeyEdd answered May 23, 2018

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