What kind of figurative language is used in this sentence? "the clouds cried drops of rain." a. hyperbole b. metaphor c. personification

C. personification

Explanation:

Personification is a figure of speech in which an animal or object is described as having human traits and qualities, such as

emotions, ideas, desires, sensations, gestures, speech or behaviors, often by way of a metaphor.

In this example, raining is described as the clouds crying drops of rain, although crying is not an action the clouds can do.

from the political point of view it could be said that the candidate   is an effective speaker because she takes a strong position on the issue. it is an open discussion but probably she is making a presentation and can choose which subjects she wants to address. she is very likely to attain her aim which is to convince voters to accept her proposal.

the group received an extra pound of butter for christmas.

the annex was delighted to hear that we'll all be receiving an extra quarter pound of butter for christmas.