Read the following excerpt from "Ode to the West Wind" and answer the question. "O wild West Wind, thou breath of Autumn's being, ... " The literary device the author uses to describe the wind is an example of

a. simile.

b. allegory.

c. personification.

d. hyperbole.

The literary device used in this excerpt from "Ode to the West Wind" is:

c. personification

The wind's characteristic is being compared to a human's, in this case, the act of breathing. Wind does not breathe, instead the word to describe its ability is to blow. Breathing is an act done by humans.