From the given options, select the correct figure of speech (poetic device) used in the following expression-

Time for the traveller rushed, danced and sang

Personification

The correct figure of speech used in the following expression "Time for the traveller rushed, danced and sang" is personification.

Personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given human qualities. In this case, time is being given the human qualities of rushing, dancing, and singing. This creates a sense of the passage of time as a dynamic and active force.

The other answer choices are incorrect. Simile is a figure of speech in which two things are compared using the words "like" or "as." Alliteration is the repetition of consonant sounds at the beginning of words. Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are used together. None of these devices are used in the expression "Time for the traveller rushed, danced and sang.".