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Identify the figurative language used in the following quote: "Come poor *remains* of friends, *rest* on this *rock*."

1) Simile
2) Metaphor
3) Personification
4) Hyperbole

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Final answer:

The quote uses personification by treating 'remains of friends' and 'rock' as entities capable of action and providing comfort, respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

The quote "Come poor remains of friends, rest on this rock." contains a type of figurative language known as personification. Personification is a literary device that assigns human characteristics to non-human elements. In this case, 'remains of friends' are being addressed as though they could take action (rest), and the 'rock' is being presented as a place of comfort, as one might offer to someone alive.

The language used does not fit the definitions of simile, metaphor, or hyperbole; it does not make a direct or indirect comparison, nor is it an exaggeration.

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