Question

read the sentence from the passage. the little june wind, frisking down the street, shook the doleful fringes of the spruces, caught the straw hat of a young man just passing under them, and spun it across the road into the duck pond. how does the personification add meaning to the passage? a. it creates an occasion for the stranger to visit the village. b. it emphasizes the unpredictability that life holds for most people. c. it makes the breeze seem like a cheerful inhabitant of the town. d. it conveys tension between the natural world and humankind.

Explanation:

The wind is personified as "frisking" which is a lively, playful action. This makes the breeze seem like a cheerful inhabitant of the town. There is no indication of a stranger visiting the village, emphasis on life's unpredictability, or tension between nature and humankind in the given sentence.

Answer:

C. It makes the breeze seem like a cheerful inhabitant of the town.