The expression door hugged the couple illustrates_________

Step 1: Analyze the question The expression "the door hugged the couple" is being tested for the figure of speech it shows. A door is an inanimate object, and "hugging" is a human action.

Step 2: Explain the concepts

• Euphemism: A mild or polite word used in place of a harsh one (e.g., "passed away" for "died").
• Personification: Giving human qualities or actions to non-living things or ideas (e.g., "the wind whispered").
• Litotes: Understatement that uses a negative to express the positive (e.g., "He is not a bad singer" means he is a good singer).
• Onomatopoeia: A word that imitates a sound (e.g., buzz, bang, hiss).

Step 3: Apply to the expression

• "Hugged" is a human action, and a door cannot literally hug anyone. The door is treated as if it were a person.
• It does not soften a harsh idea, so it is not euphemism.
• It does not understate anything using a negative, so it is not litotes.
• "Hugged" does not imitate a sound, so it is not onomatopoeia.

The human action given to a non-human object makes it personification.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is B. Personification.

Tip: In literature questions, ask yourself, "Is a non-living thing doing something only a human can do?" If yes, it is personification. Look for verbs like hugged, smiled, danced, whispered, cried attached to objects or nature.