Question

select the sentence that uses personification. without warning, a forceful gust of wind blew through the open classroom window, scattering paper everywhere. the ancient sequoia tree buckled under the weight of its own branches. the elaborate monument demanded the attention of everyone who came near it.

Explanation:

Personification is giving human traits (like actions or emotions) to non - human things.

• In the first sentence, the wind blowing and scattering paper is a natural action of wind, no personification.
• In the second sentence, the tree buckling under its own weight is a natural physical action for a tree, no personification.
• In the third sentence, the monument is given the human - like action of "demanding" attention, which is personification.

Answer:

The elaborate monument demanded the attention of everyone who came near it.