Question

In this expert from act 3 of Shakespeare's Macbeth which rhetorical device is used in the sentence below

Stones have been known to move, and trees to speak.

1. Biblical allusion
2. apostrophe
3. personification
4. simile

Answer 1

3. Personification

Here's why:

1. Biblical Allusion-An allusion is a reference to an event, movie, show, book, et cetera. A biblical allusion would be a reference to the Bible. In the Bible, rocks do not move, and trees do not speak, so this is not the answer.

2. --An apostrophe is a symbol used to show possession or omitted letters. For instance, an apostrophe is used in the words "can't" and "Julie's".

3. Personification-Personification is figurative speech of which human characteristics are given to non-human objects. Humans move and talk, but rocks and trees do not, so giving rocks and trees these characteristics is personification.

4. Similie-A similie is a figure of speech. It compares two objects with the words "like" or "as". For instance:
"She is as slow as a snail." The rocks and trees are not being compared to anything, so this is not the answer.

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