Question

Read the following lines from "The Bells" by Edgar Allan Poe. Then answer the question that follows.

Hear the loud alarum bells—
Brazen bells!
What tale of terror, now, their turbulency tells!
In the startled ear of night
How they scream out their affright!
Too much horrified to speak,
They can only shriek, shriek,

Which device of figurative language does the text in bold use?

Allusion
Hyperbole
Idiom
Personification

Answer 1

I think it’s personification since they gave objects human characteristics

Answer 2

Answer: The expert from The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe uses personification.

Explanation: In this poem, Poe repeatedly gives humanlike qualities to inanimate objects. He claims that the bells "scream", is "horrified", and even "shriek". He also claims that the night has "startled ears".