'Death lays his icy hand on kings' gives Death a human attribute (a hand) and action (laying it). Attributing human qualities to a non-human abstract idea is personification. It is not a comparison (simile), contradiction (oxymoron), or irony.
From the given options, select the one which correctly identifies the figure of speech (poetic device) used in the expression:
Death lays his icy hand on kings
Held on 5 Aug 2022 · Verified 13 Jul 2026.
Simile
Irony
Personification
Oxymoron
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