The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Two separate instances of the same literary device are contained in lines 170-171: “Almost upon the western wave / Rested the broad bright sun.” (Pg. 17) What literary device is used?
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In both instances, these lines refer to the sunset. The literary device would be personification.... the sun is resting its head upon the wave.

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