Question

HELP PLEASE

Which sentence uses the word personify correctly?


(a) You can personify me while waiting for the bus.


(b) The teacher personified Jenna after she failed the test.


(c) Authors personify objects to make their writing descriptive.


(d) Personifying the meeting will help it go more smoothly.

Answer 1

Personification is the depiction of general things/animals etc. that can't talk in normal life to being able to do human-like things ("person" in personification. remember!) an example is micky mouse, where mice can obviously not actually talk but the writers depict him as one that can; like a person

Answer 2

Answer: (c) Authors personify objects to make their writing descriptive.

Explanation:

It is not uncommon to find personification in literary works. Personification is a figure of speech that allows authors to give human qualities or characteristics to objects, animals, or even ideas. By doing so, they make their writing more descriptive, poetic, and imaginative.

An example of personification would be describing "the shadow of the clouds dancing in the moonlight". Clouds and their shadows cannot literally dance, but such personification makes the reader think of them as more than mere inanimate things. It sounds as if they choose to dance, as if they have their own will.