Which device is used to give human qualities to non-human things?

• A. Personification
• B. Hyperbole
• C. Alliteration
• D. Irony

Answer: (A)

The main idea being tested is a literary device that gives human qualities to non-human things. This device is called personification—it's when writers describe objects, animals, or ideas as if they can think, feel, or act like people. For example, saying the wind whispered through the trees or the clock stubbornly refused to move are ways of giving human traits to things that aren’t human. That’s why this option fits best: it specifically names the act of attributing human characteristics to non-human things. The other devices don’t fit this idea—hyperbole is bringing in excessive exaggeration for emphasis, alliteration is the repetition of initial sounds in nearby words, and irony involves a contrast between what is expected and what actually happens.