"The fog crept in on little cat feet" is both a metaphor and a personification. The snow is again being compared to a blanket, and the land to some being that could sleep, arguably a form of personification. For example, "The snow blanketed the hill, as if to keep the sleeping land warm" is a metaphor. A metaphor is a more indirect or complex comparison. If they had replaced "What is the figure of speech in." with "What is the best description of the figure of speech in." then "Personification" would have been less ambiguously correct.Īs it stands, however, I would say you have excellent grounds for arguing your teacher should mark you as "technically" correct (assuming she's the kind of teacher who is open to being challenged).Ī simile is a simple, direct comparison between two things, such as "The snow is a white blanket" or "Life is a rollercoaster". This illustrates the problems of trying to shoehorn things like literary criticism into the format of standardized tests. It is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human or that isn't even alive, like nature or emotions. Personification happens to be the best answer because it's more specific, but it's actually a type of metaphor.Įveryone knows what a person is, but do you know what personification is? Personification is a type of metaphor and a common literary tool. Both "Personification" and "Metaphor" are correct answers.
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