...sky stops weeping... What figure of speech is contained in the expression above?

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - English Language - 2023 (Essay) Subject: English Language

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...sky stops weeping...

What figure of speech is contained in the expression above?

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The expression 'sky stops weeping' is a figure of speech known as personification. Personification is a figure of speech in which a thing, an idea or an animal is given human attributes. The non-human entities are portrayed in such a way that we feel they have the ability to act like human beings. In this case, the sky is given the human attribute of weeping, which means raining.

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