Figurative Language and Literary Devices

The flame of the candle was moving and waving in the air. Here the words "moving and waving : are known as

Answer: Personification
Explanation

"The flame of the candle was moving and waving in the air," the words "moving and waving" are considered a figure of speech called personification

They attribute human-like actions (like waving) to the candle flame, an inanimate object. 

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