Question

What is this sentence an example of? "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting."(1 point)
Responses

Verbal irony
Verbal irony

Metaphor
Metaphor

Personification
Personification

Pun

Answer 1

The sentence "The car coughed and sputtered before finally starting." is an example of **personification**. Personification is when human qualities are attributed to non-human objects or concepts. In this case, the car is given human-like actions ("coughed" and "sputtered").