"It must be getting early

Question

Clocks are running late
Paint by numbers morning sky
Looks so phony" - The Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey



The reference to clocks and what the clocks are doing is a literary example of .............

Group of answer choices

Personification

Alliteration

Simile

Analogy

Answer 1

The reference to clocks and what they are doing in the lyrics is an example of personification. Personification is a literary device where human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or objects. In this case, the clocks are described as "running late," giving them a human-like quality of being able to “run” and experience time in a human manner.