The pattering rain was kicking up little explosions of dust in the glade. He heard the faint whisper of the stream as it stole across the land and disappeared into the bush. The underline expression in line 3 is
A. litotes B. personification C. hyperbole D. synecdoche
Correct Answer: B
Explanation
Personification is the idea of representing a thing, an object, a quality, inanimate thing or abstract idea as though it were a living being. The expression in line 3 above used an abstract idea to represent a living being i.e. explosion of dust hearing the whisper of the stream