"Inestimable harm may be done by foolish wagging of tongues in ill-natured gossip"

Which literally device does this sentence have?

personification

Explanation:

This sentence gives the tongue a feeling that someone has to have as a person, in this case foolishness.

- a.) the man dies after he is unable to keep a fire lit.

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