Use these lines from the poem "The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe to answer the question.

(1) Nothing farther then he uttered--not a feather then he fluttered--

(2) Till I scarcely more than muttered "Other friends have flown before--

(3) On the morrow he will leave me, as my Hopes have flown before."

(4) Then the bird said "Nevermore."

What type of figurative language does Poe use in the second line of this excerpt?

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Responses

implied metaphor
implied metaphor

imagery
imagery

hyperbole
hyperbole

personification

1 answer

The type of figurative language used in the second line ("Till I scarcely more than muttered 'Other friends have flown before--") is personification. In this line, the speaker suggests that "friends" can "fly away," which attributes human qualities to a non-human action or concept.