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 answer is Option (D) → Personification

Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or actions are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. In the expression "Time for the traveller rushed, danced and sang," time (an abstract concept) is given the human actions of rushing, dancing, and singing.

Option (A) → Simile: A simile involves a comparison using "like" or "as," which is not present in this sentence.

Option (B) → Alliteration: Alliteration is the repetition of initial consonant sounds. The verbs “rushed,” “danced,” and “sang” do not share the same starting sound, so this is not alliteration.

Option (C) → Oxymoron: An oxymoron combines two contradictory terms, which is not found in this sentence.