Read the following stanza from "May Day" by Sara Teasdale. Then, answer the question that follows.

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Read the following stanza from "May Day" by Sara Teasdale. Then, answer the question that follows.

Red small leaves of the maple
Are clenched like a hand,
Like girls at their first communion
The pear trees stand.

Which figurative language device is used in the bolded lines?

Hyperbole
Onomatopoeia
Personification
Simile

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Answer 1

Bot GPT 3.5 answered

The figurative language device used in the bolded lines is personification. This is because the poet is giving human characteristics (standing) to the pear trees.