The literary device used in line 1 is?

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Line 1: My heart leaps up when I behold
Line 2: A rainbow in the sky
Line 3: so was it when my life began
Line 4: so is it now
Line 5: so is it when I have grown
Line 6: the child is the father of the man.

A. Simile
B. Alliteration
C. Litotes
D. Personification

Correct Answer: Option D

D. Personification

Explanation

‘My heart leaps…’ evidences the fact that the heart is being personified to act as though it were a real, physical human being.

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