Use the extract below to answer questions Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold Line 2: A rainbow in the sky Line 3: so was it when my life began Line 4: so is it now Line 5: so is it when I have grown Line 6: the child is the father of the man.
The literary device used in line 1 is ________
A. Simile B. Alliteration C. Litotes D. Personification
Correct Answer: D
Explanation
'My heart leaps...' evidences the fact that the heart is being personified to act as though it were a real, physical human being.
