(1) Nothing farther then he uttered—not a feather then he fluttered—

Question

(2) Till I scarcely more than muttered “Other friends have flown before—
(3) On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before.”
(4) Then the bird said “Nevermore.”
What type of figurative language does Poe use in the second line of this excerpt?

(1 point)
Responses

personification
personification

implied metaphor
implied metaphor

metaphor
metaphor

hyperbole

Answer 1

In the second line of the excerpt, the phrase “Other friends have flown before” employs personification. This is because it attributes the human-like action of "flying" to "friends," which are not literally capable of flying. Hence, the correct response is personification.