When they reached the door of the lonely house and stopped to unlock it, and the cat came to purr loudly, and rub against them, a deserted *****, indeed, but fat with young robins, Sylvia whispered that this was a beautiful place to live in, and she never should wish to go home.
Answer:
Personifacation
Explanation:
"the lonely house" gives a living feeling to an inanimate object; ie. the house feels lonely.
