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 gently touched the ground.
the scythe made a soft swishing sound.

Explanation:

Personification gives human traits to non-human things. Here, "whispering" is a human action applied to the scythe. A whisper is a soft sound, so this personification implies the scythe makes a soft, swishing noise. The first option focuses on touch, which does not match the human action of whispering.

Answer:

The scythe made a soft swishing sound.