personification
Asked in: SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025
personification in SSC previous-year questions
- SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025 Vocabulary
The phrase "The stars danced in the sky" is an example of ___.
Answer & explanation
Answer: B) personification
Personification is a figure of speech in which a human action or quality is given to a non-human thing. Stars cannot dance; giving them the human action of dancing makes this personification.
A metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without 'like' or 'as'. A simile makes a comparison using 'like' or 'as'. An idiom is a fixed expression with a non-literal meaning. None of these applies here.
personification – questions
Has personification been asked in SSC exams?
Yes – personification has been asked in SSC exams: SSC Selection Post Ph-13 2025.