From the given options, select the Figure of Speech (Poetic Device) used in the expression:

In saxon strength that abbey frowned.

Personification

The figure of speech used in the expression "In Saxon strength that abbey frowned" is OPTION 3 personification.

Personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects are given human qualities. In this case, the abbey is being given the human quality of frowning. This creates a sense of the abbey as being a powerful and imposing presence.

The other answer choices are incorrect. Pun is a play on words. Simile is a comparison between two things using the words "like" or "as." Oxymoron is a figure of speech in which two contradictory terms are used together. None of these devices are used in the expression "In Saxon strength that abbey frowned.".