Question

Which literary device is being used when an author writes 'The city never sleeps'?(1 point)
Responses

Metaphor
Metaphor

Hyperbole
Hyperbole

Allusion
Allusion

Personification

Answer 1

The literary device being used in the phrase "The city never sleeps" is **Personification**. This device attributes human qualities—in this case, the ability to sleep—to a non-human subject, which is the city.