'I got absolutely pilloried,' says James. 'I was on Today (a morning TV show) accused of killing the novel . . .'" Which type of figurative language does the speaker use in this quotation?

Personification

Explanation:

Personification is a figurative language in which in animate objects are given the attributes of a human being. Writers use personification to make non living thing as if they have life.

The speaker in the quotation said he was accused of killing the novel. The novel has been given the characteristic of a human being, which is that it can be killed. This novel (an object) is given the ability to die.

the rhetoric device being used to persuade the audience is pathos.

in other words

to put it differently

for one thing

as an illustration

in this case

for this reason

to put it another way

that is to say

with attention to

by all means

important to realize

another key point

first thing to remember

most compelling evidence

must be remembered

point often overlooked

to point out

on the positive side

on the negative side

with this in mind

notably

including

like

to be sure

namely

chiefly

truly

indeed

certainly

surely

markedly

such as

especially

explicitly

specifically

expressly

surprisingly

frequently

significantly

particularly

in fact

in general

in particular

in detail

for example

for instance

to demonstrate

to emphasize

to repeat

to clarify

to explain

to enumerate