What type of figurative language does the underlined sentence include? What purpose does this type of language serve in the passage?

What type of figurative language does the underlined sentence include?  

✔ personification

What purpose does this type of language serve in the passage?  

✔ It contributes to the setting.

I hope you have a nice day!

- "schenck v. united states, case in which the u.s. supreme court ruled on march 3, 1919, that the freedom of speech protection afforded in the u.s. constitution's first amendment could be restricted if the words spoken or printed represented to society a “clear and present danger.” "

- speech aimed to potentially create danger could be banned.

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