Question

Read the first two lines of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" and answer the question.

Because I could not stop for Death –

He kindly stopped for me –

In these lines, the narrator uses _____.

symbolism to link Death and an Afterlife
metaphor to compare Death to Life
personification to make Death seem like a polite man
hyperbole to make Death sound more final than it is

Answer 1

Answer: Personification to make Death seem like a polite man

Explanation: Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human.
Death is given a pronoun (“he”) and is given motion (“stopped for me”).