Which literary device does the writer employ in these lines?

The old priest Peter Gilligan
Was weary night and day;
For half his flock were in their beds,
Or under green sods lay.

oxymoron

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personification

metaphor

Question

Which literary device does the writer employ in these lines?

The old priest Peter Gilligan
    Was weary night and day;
    For half his flock were in their beds,
    Or under green sods lay.

oxymoron

flashback

personification

metaphor

anonymous · Answer

personification is employed by the writer in these lines... So c. personification