President George W.Bush,in eulogizing President Reagan,stated "when Ronald Reagan was a child he knew the world as a place of open plains,quiet streets,gas-lit rooms,and carriages drawn by horses." Which language device was President Bush using when he said "carriages drawn by horses"?
A) He was using antithesis.
B) He was using a metaphor.
C) He was using inversion.
D) He was using personification.
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