Which figurative language technique is demonstrated in this sentence?

"The boat resisted, and refused to answer for a while, and next she came surging to starboard, mounted the reef, and sent a long, angry ridge of water foaming away from her bows."

A. similie

B. metaphor

C. hyperbole

D. personification

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Victoria Carey

English

22 April, 10:38

Which figurative language technique is demonstrated in this sentence?

"The boat resisted, and refused to answer for a while, and next she came surging to starboard, mounted the reef, and sent a long, angry ridge of water foaming away from her bows."

A. similie

B. metaphor

C. hyperbole

D. personification

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Melody Buck · Answer 1

D. Personification. Personification is where a nonhuman object is given human qualities in literature. A boat can't actually "resist", "answer", or "mount" something, however a human can. These are all examples of why this is personification.

Which figurative language technique is demonstrated in this sentence?"The boat resisted, and refused to answer for a while, and next she came surging to starboard, mounted the reef, and sent a long, angry ridge of water foaming away from her bows."A. similieB. metaphorC. hyperboleD. personification