Which literary device is used in the following sentence?
"Ira was sitting in the shade because it was over ninety degrees in the sun, which beat down with a fierce vengeance."
a. simile
b. metaphor***
c. alliteration
d. personification
Yes. d.
People can be motivated by vengeance, but not the sun.
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I don't think so.
is it d?
The answer is D.
The heat from the sun is personified, which means given human qualities. It is described as "beating down with a fierce vengeance". Acting out of vengeance is something a sentient being, such as a human, would do, so this is an example of personification.