The figure of speech used in the text "So we beat on . . . borne back ceaselessly into the past." is personification. The phrase "we beat on" suggests a human action and purpose, as if the past is an entity that can be engaged with, which is personification.
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
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onomatopoeia
onomatopoeia
alliteration
alliteration
personification
personification
simile
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