In the poem "When You Are Old," the line "how love fled" is an example of the literary device of

Question

Question 9 options:

A)

assonance.

B)

alliteration.

C)

personification.

D)

imagery.

Answer 1

In the line "how love fled" from the poem "When You Are Old," the phrase primarily illustrates C) personification. This is because the term "fled" attributes a human action to the abstract concept of love, suggesting it can move away or escape, which is a characteristic of personification.