Read the following sentence.

The washing machine danced across the basement floor.

What literary device is used in this sentence?

1. Symbolism
2. Personification
3. Simile
4. Alliteration

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Correct Answer:
Option 1. Personification 

Personification means to attribute the human behavior or characteristic to something nonhuman. In the given sentence the human characteristic i.e. dance is being attributed to a nonhuman i.e. washing machine. Therefore, the literary device being used in the sentence is Personification. 

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number 2

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