JAMB - Literature In English (2023 - No. 23)

"...Rage is Chief
Rage drags rags after you, of Charity
Laughter, sweetness and light, Rage is thief
Enemy of equanimity"

The figure of speech dominant in these lines is _____
apostrophe
personification
metaphor
simile

Explanation

Writers use personification to give human characteristics, such as emotions and behaviors, to non-human things, animals, and ideas.

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