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Which figure of speech is used in this text? So we beat on . . . borne back ceaselessly into the past. —F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby (1 point) Responses simile simile personification personification onomatopoeia onomatopoeia alliteration alliteration Skip to navigation

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The figure of speech used in the text "So we beat on . . . borne back ceaselessly into the past." is **personification**. This is evident because it describes the abstract concept of time (the past) as if it has the ability to bear people back, giving it human-like qualities.