Which literary device is used in the sentence above?
A.
A specific word captures the sound of what it describes.
B.
Human traits are applied to an abstraction or nonhuman object.
C.
An overstatement is made using exaggerated language.
D.
There is a desire to return in thought to a previous time.
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The literary device used in the sentence "He did not realize that his last chance was walking out the door" is most closely aligned with:
B. Human traits are applied to an abstraction or nonhuman object.
In this case, "last chance" is personified as if it has the ability to walk out the door, which fits the definition of applying human traits to a nonhuman concept.
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