What literary device is used in the phrase “Mice dancing and singing whole night”?

Literary devices are techniques used by writers to create specific effects or meanings. Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human qualities, characteristics, or actions to inanimate objects or animals.

• Correct Option C: Personification. The phrase "Mice dancing and singing whole night" attributes human actions (dancing and singing) to mice, which cannot perform these actions.
• Option A: Metaphor is a direct comparison between two unlike things without using "like" or "as."
• Option B: Simile is a comparison between two unlike things using "like" or "as."
• Option D: Hyperbole is an exaggeration for emphasis or effect. While the actions are unrealistic, the primary device is attributing human traits, not just exaggeration.