Question

question 8 of 15
which sentence most clearly uses personification?

a. an avalanche of candy bars tumbled down the conveyor belt.

b. his cat is basically just a pillow that sometimes moves around.

c. sunlight came down in beams through gaps in the forest canopy.

d. a wise old tree had kept watch over the ranch since the 1920s.

Explanation:

Personification is giving human traits/abilities to non-human things. Option A uses a metaphor ("avalanche of candy bars") for quantity. Option B uses a metaphor comparing a cat to a pillow. Option C is a literal description. Option D gives the tree human traits: "wise" (a human characteristic) and "kept watch" (a human action).

Answer:

D. A wise old tree had kept watch over the ranch since the 1920s.