"The sun smiled down on us." This is an example of what type of literary device?

Personification. Describing an inanimate object with human or lifelike qualities is called personification. The sentence "The sun smiled down on me" depicts the sun as "smiling" to express the idea that sun rays feel friendly and warm, although a sun is incapable of literally smiling.

im not sure but i think this a metaphor cuz a sun cant smile at you

Explanation:

explanation: are you asking a question, or giving out an answer. if you are trying to ask a question, perhaps try to word it more like a question and add a question mark.