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Reading Comprehension: Read the quoted parts carefully and answer the questions in English．Write your answers in the corresponding space．“The river glideth at his own sweet will：
Dear God! the very houses seem asleep；
And all that mighty heart is lying still!”
(from William Wordsworth’s “Composed upon Westminster Bridge”)
What figure of speech is used in the quoted lines?
【正确答案】：

THE FIGURE OF SPEECH "PERSONIFICATION" IS USED IN THE QUOTED LINES.

【题目解析】：引文中运用了拟人的修辞手法。