From the given options, select the figure of speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression –
Rays of the sunshine danced through the trees
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Personification
In “Rays of the sunshine danced through the trees”, the sunrays are given a human action, dancing, which conveys the light flickering and shifting through the leaves.
| Option | What it is | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Simile | A simile compares two things using "like" or "as". The line has no such comparison. | Her smile was as bright as the sun. |
| (2) Pun | a play on a word with two meanings (or two words that sound alike) for humour. No word in the line is used in two senses. | A bicycle can't stand on its own because it is two tired. |
| (3) Personification (answer) | Personification gives human actions, feelings or qualities to a thing, an idea or an animal. It makes something lifeless seem alive, so the reader can picture it vividly. | The wind whispered through the bamboo grove. |
| (4) Oxymoron | An oxymoron puts two opposite words side by side. The line has no pair of opposites. | There was a deafening silence in the hall. |