Choose the figure of speech: 'O Death, where is thy sting?'
Asimile
Bpersonification/apostropheCORRECT
Cirony
Dmetaphor
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Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Addressing an abstract concept (Death) directly = apostrophe (a form of personification).
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