Question

the old wooden floorboards groaned in pain, *
as i stepped across the hall.
the wind whistled a lonely tune,
and the shadows danced against the wall.\

allusion

hyperbole

personification

metaphor

\the morning sun is a golden needle
stitching life through the fabric of the mist
...\

idiom

simile

metaphor

personification

Explanation:

1. For the first poem excerpt: It gives human traits (groaning in pain, whistling a tune, dancing) to non-human things (floorboards, wind, shadows). This literary device is personification.
2. For the second poem excerpt: It directly compares the morning sun to a golden needle without using "like" or "as", which is the definition of a metaphor.

Answer:

1. Personification
2. Metaphor