Identify which figure of speech the following phrase represents.

Question

The golden, molten notes of the oboe...
•1. alliteration
• 2. simile
3. personification
4. assonance

Answer 1

Though the phrase does not fit exactly into any of the given options, it most closely aligns with option 3 - personification. This is because the phrase assigns human characteristics (golden and molten) to the non-human object (notes of the oboe).