Question

question 5 of 5
which sentence contains personification?

a. a field of grass is a cloth that hides the secrets of the earth.

b. once we find the buried treasure, well be richer than oprah.

c. the trees shivered, anticipating the coming windstorm.

d. to sailors, stars are like signposts that point the way home.

Explanation:

Personification is giving human traits/actions to non-human things.

• A uses a metaphor (grass = cloth)
• B uses a comparison to a person, no personification
• C gives trees the human actions "shivered" and "anticipating"
• D uses a simile (stars like signposts)

Answer:

C. The trees shivered, anticipating the coming windstorm.