Question

What figure of speech is used in this line from Walt Whitman's poem "I Hear America Singing"?

I hear America singing, the varied carols I hear

Answer 1

Personification

Step-by-step explanation:

The figure of speech used in this line is personification because America is singing and that means it has a human quality. Personification means just that...it gives neuter (non living) things human qualities such as singing, etc.