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Question 31 (Multiple Choice Worth 3 points)

Read the excerpt from The Great Gatsby. Then answer the question that follows.

"So with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning again with the summer."

Which figurative language device is present in this line?

A. Allusion
B. Meiosis
C. Personification
D. Simile



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Final answer:

The figurative language device present in the excerpt is personification, attributing human qualities to life and the changing season.


Explanation:

Personification is the figurative language device present in the given excerpt. Personification attributes human qualities to non-human entities, in this case, implying that life is 'beginning again with the summer.' It enhances the imagery and creates a vivid scene where life is personified as actively starting anew with the changing season.


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