Question

What literary device is used in the sentence below, and what is its meaning?

"The night was calm and gentle, wrapping me peacefully in its silent arms."

Answer 1

Personification

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence attributes a human characteristics, "arms", to "the night" which is nonhuman.

Answer 2

Personification

Step-by-step explanation:

the night doesn't have arms but in the sentence giving the night arms is making it able to have human like characteristics.