Read the passage. The violin sang its haunting melody, inviting the rest of the orchestra to respond. Soon, the timpani marched in, leading the other instruments to a crescendo. Which type of figurative language is most used as an element of style in this passage?

The passage gives human actions to musical instruments: the violin “sang,” and the timpani “marched in” and “led” the others. This is personification, which describes nonhuman things as if they can act like people. A simile would make an explicit comparison using words such as “like” or “as.”

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