"The Nymph, to the destruction of mankind,
Nourish'd two Locks, which graceful hung behind
In equal curls, and well conspri'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 ___________.

A. alliteration
B. personification
C. satire
D. metaphor