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 was speaking quietly.
the scythe made a soft swishing sound.

Explanation:

Personification gives human traits to non - human things. Here, the scythe is said to “whisper”, but a scythe can't actually speak. The word “whispering” is used to describe the sound the scythe makes when it moves over the ground. “Whispering” implies a soft sound, so this personification suggests that the scythe made a soft swishing sound (the second option). The first option says the scythe was speaking quietly, but personification is a figurative device, not a literal statement that the scythe can speak.

Answer:

The scythe made a soft swishing sound.