In the following passage from Paragraph 33 of "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment," Hawthorne uses what figure of speech? Paragraph 33: ... He sat in a high-backed, elaborately carved oaken chair, with a gray dignity of aspect that might have well befitted that very Father Time, whose power had never been disputed, save by this fortunate company. A. Alliteration (repetition of the beginning consonant in a group of words) B. Personification (an object or idea is given human-like characteristics) C. Simile (comparison of two unlike things using "as" or "like")