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Use the extract below to answer questions Line 1: My heart leaps up when I ...

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 ________
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  • A Simile
  • B Alliteration
  • C Litotes
  • D Personification
Correct Answer: Option 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.

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