Nevertheless the ghost of his flight from first engagement appeared to him and danced. The sentence above contains an example what literary term?

The sentence you provided contains an example of personification.

Here's why:

* Personification is a figure of speech where human qualities or abilities are attributed to inanimate objects or abstract concepts.

* In the sentence, the "ghost of his flight" is not a living being. It's an abstract idea, but the sentence describes it as being able to "appear" and "dance," actions that are typically associated with humans.

This use of personification helps to create a vivid and evocative image in the reader's mind.