Question

select the personification in the passage. little waterfalls splashed on the stones. five - fingered ferns hung over the water and dropped spray from their fingertips. pepe rode half over his saddle, dangling one leg loosely. he picked a bay leaf from a tree beside the way and put it into his mouth for a moment to flavor the dry jerky. from john steinbeck, the long valley. copyright 1938 by john steinbeck

Explanation:

Personification gives human traits to non-human things. Here, ferns are described with human body parts ("five-fingered," "fingertips") and the human action of "dropping spray from their fingertips," which is personification.

Answer:

"Five-fingered ferns hung over the water and dropped spray from their fingertips."