But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position. She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a mi...

But the towering earth was tired of sitting in one position.
She moved suddenly and the houses crumbled, the mountains heaved horrible, and the work of a million years was lost

The predominant figure of speech in the extract is____________

Answer Details

The predominant figure of speech in the extract is personification. Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human things or abstract ideas. In this extract, the earth is described as if it were a tired person who suddenly moved, causing destruction. The use of the words "she" and "moved suddenly" to describe the earth personifies it, giving it human-like characteristics.