Question

read the excerpt from the green gables letters by l. m. montgomery. the woods are getting ready to sleep—they are not yet asleep but they are disrobing and are having all sorts of little bed - time conferences and whisperings and good - nights. what meaning does the use of personification convey? ○ it conveys the idea that the trees in the woods are tired and ready for bed. ○ it conveys the idea of trees losing their leaves and making noises in the wind. ○ it conveys the idea that the trees in the woods are talking to the author before they go to sleep. ○ it conveys the idea that the trees in the woods are not able to sleep, so they keep talking to one another.

Explanation:

1. Analyze Option 1: The phrase "getting ready to sleep" is personification, but "tired" is not directly conveyed; the focus is on the process of preparing for a dormant state (like winter), not tiredness from activity.
2. Analyze Option 2: "Disrobing" can be interpreted as trees losing leaves (like undressing), and "whisperings" "conferences" can represent the sounds of wind through the trees as they prepare for the dormant season. This aligns with the natural process of trees in autumn/winter.
3. Analyze Option 3: The text does not suggest the trees are talking to the author; the "conferences" and "whisperings" are among the trees themselves (or the woods' elements), not directed at the author.
4. Analyze Option 4: The woods are "getting ready to sleep" and "not yet asleep", but the "whisperings" etc. are part of the preparation, not because they can't sleep. The personification is about the transition to dormancy, not an inability to sleep.

Answer:

B. It conveys the idea of trees losing their leaves and making noises in the wind.