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Lorena ran five miles today in preparation for the upcoming marathon. When she was done, her calves were screaming in pain. Which figure of speech is used?

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personification.

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User Curtis White
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I would say that the figure of speech used in this sentence is personification.
Personification means that human qualities are given to non-human entities.
Since screaming can be done by humans usually, and not calves, this has to be personification.
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