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The woods are getting ready to sleep — they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed-time conferences and whisperings and good-nights.

--from L.M. Montgomery The Green Gable Letters

How does this sentence use figurative speech?
Select one:

It uses a simile to compare the woods to a person.

It uses metaphor to draw a comparison between the woods and sleeping.

It uses literal language to paint a picture of the woods.

It uses personification to characterize the woods after the sun sets.

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Answer:

It uses personification to characterize the woods after the sun sets.

Step-by-step explanation:

woods are not humans or able to fall asleep.

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