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In the poem, "Hanging Fire," it says "my skin has betrayed me." What type of figurative language is this? personification hyperbole simile metaphor
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In the poem, "Hanging Fire," it says "my skin has betrayed me." What
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Personification.
Step-by-step explanation:
It’s not a hyperbole because it doesn’t show exaggeration. It’s not a simile or a metaphor because there are no comparisons.
This line mentions that an inanimate object is doing an action to one’s self. So it has to be personification.
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Metaphor. Since skin cannot literally betray u
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