hroughout the poem, summer is described as being an actual being instead of a season. What literary device is this an example of?
A.
simile
B.
personification
C.
idiom
D.
alliteration
B. personification
To determine the correct literary device used in the poem, you need to closely analyze the description of summer as an actual being instead of a season.
First, let's understand the different options:
A. Simile: A simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using "like" or "as." This literary device is not relevant to the question since the description in the poem doesn't use a direct comparison.
B. Personification: Personification attributes human characteristics to non-human things. This is a device often used to give human qualities or actions to abstract concepts or inanimate objects. If the poem is describing summer as a being, it is indeed an example of personification.
C. Idiom: An idiom is an expression or phrase that has a figurative meaning different from its literal interpretation. It does not appear to be relevant to the question since we are discussing a description rather than an idiom.
D. Alliteration: Alliteration refers to the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of neighboring words. This device is not applicable to the question since we are discussing the description of summer and not a repetition of sounds.
Therefore, the correct answer to the question is B. Personification, as it best describes the literary device used when summer is described as an actual being.