Question

what does the personification in this text suggest?
there was never a sound beside the wood but one,
and that was my long scythe whispering to the ground.
—robert frost, \mowing\
the scythe made a soft swishing sound.
the scythe gently touched the ground.

Explanation:

Personification gives human traits to non - human things. Here, the scythe is said to “whisper” to the ground. Whispering is a soft, gentle human action. The first option focuses on the sound being soft (swishing), which aligns with the gentle nature of whispering. The second option is about touching, but “whispering” is more about the sound than the touch. So the personification (scythe whispering) suggests the scythe made a soft swishing sound.

Answer:

The scythe made a soft swishing sound.