Read the excerpt below and answer the question. This Nymph, to the destruction of mankind, Nourish'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind In equal curls, and well conspir'd to deck With shining ringl

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. This Nymph, to the destruction of mankind, Nourish'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind In equal curls, and well conspir'd to deck With shining ringlets the smooth iv'ry neck. (Canto II, lines 19-22) By asserting that the two locks of hair conspired to do something, the author is using the literary device of _____. alliteration personification satire