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Read the excerpt from "‘Hope’ is the thing with feathers -” by Emily Dickinson.

"Hope” is the thing with feathers -
That perches in the soul -
And sings the tune without the words -
And never stops - at all -

And sweetest - in the Gale - is heard -
And sore must be the storm -
That could abash the little Bird
That kept so many warm -

I’ve heard it in the chillest land -
And on the strangest Sea -
Yet - never - in Extremity,
It asked a crumb - of me.

The first line of the poem "’Hope’ is the thing with feathers” is an example of which type of figurative language?
( A )personification
( B ) metaphor
( C ) ambiguity
( D ) enjambment

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Answer:

I would say (a) personification

Step-by-step explanation:

I know its not B, and honestly i don't know what c and d are.

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