Identify the figure of speech used in the given sentence:

"Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears"

Hyperbole

The figure of speech used in the given sentence is hyperbole.

Hyperbole is a figure of speech that uses exaggeration to create an effect. In the sentence "Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears," the speaker is exaggerating their ability to cry. The speaker is not literally saying that they could fill a dry river with tears, but they are using exaggeration to express their great sadness.

The other answer choices are incorrect. Simile is a figure of speech that compares two things using the words "like" or "as." Personification is a figure of speech that gives inanimate objects human qualities. Metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two things without using the words "like" or "as." None of these devices are used in the sentence "Why, man, if the river were dry, I am able to fill it with tears.".