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A bigger gust moves the vast limbs, and the sound builds slowly until the wind commands the branches to dance and the leaves to titter. (The burial ground greets the sun with a symphony.) The sentence in parenthesis is the underlined sentence —Enrique’s Journey,

What type of figurative language does the underlined sentence demonstrate?
A .simile
B. Metaphor
C. Personification

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Final answer:

The underlined sentence from 'Enrique's Journey' is an example of personification, as it attributes human capabilities to a burial ground, suggesting it can interact with the sun in a human-like way.

Step-by-step explanation:

The underlined sentence from 'Enrique's Journey' - The burial ground greets the sun with a symphony - demonstrates a use of figurative language, specifically the device known as personification. Personification is when you attribute human-like qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.

In this case, a burial ground (which is certainly not a living entity) is given the ability to 'greet' the sun with a 'symphony', which is a human action and implies a kind of musical, welcoming interaction with the sun.

In contrast to a simile, which would compare two unlike things using 'like' or 'as' (e.g., the morning is like a symphony), or a metaphor, which makes a direct comparison without using those words (e.g., the morning sun is a symphony), personification is more about giving life or action to something non-human or abstract. This enriches the literary text by lending a sense of vitality and relatability, making the setting more vivid and easier for readers to emotionally connect with.

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