Personification is a literary or linguistic device. It is when we assign human characteristics or traits to a non-human thing. "The night" is an abstract thing -- a period of time -- not a person. It cannot "tiptoe," "wait," or "hold its breath." These are things a person could do! Therefore, this is personification.
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