The usually hectic streets seemed lonely in the moonlight, and many of the businesses had closed so that everyone could enjoy the exhibition. In this sentence from paragraph 3, the use of the word lonely is an example of A) metaphor. B) hyperbole. C) onomatopoeia. D) personification.

Respuesta :

the answer is D personification because being lonely is a human emotion and applying it to an inanimate object such as a street will personify it

Answer:

D) personification

Explanation:

The figure of speech that gives objects human qualities or emotions is personification. The author is using personification to describe the streets.