Choose the correct figure of speech in the following sentence: "Death lays his icy hand on Kings."

Correct option is D

The sentence "Death lays his icy hand on Kings" gives human qualities (laying a hand) to death, which is an abstract concept. Personification is a figure of speech where non-human things are given human-like attributes.
Information Booster: · Personification gives human qualities to animals, objects, or abstract ideas.
· Example: The wind whispered through the trees.
· Death is depicted as having a hand, making it a personified entity.
· Used often in poetry and literature for vivid imagery.
· Shakespeare and poets frequently use personification.
· Another example: The stars danced in the sky.
Additional Information: · Metaphor is a direct comparison (e.g., Time is a thief).
· Simile compares two things using "like" or "as" (e.g., Brave as a lion).
· Apostrophe directly addresses an absent or imaginary person (e.g., O Death, where is thy sting?).