1. the sad waters of the icy wasteland streamed through barren landscape.\nwhat is being personified?\nwhich…

Brief Explanations:

1. In the sentence "The sad waters of the icy wasteland streamed through barren landscape", "waters" is personified as it is given the human trait of "sadness".
2. In "As Shelia walked home from school, the wind gripped her in its frigid fingertips", "wind" is personified with the human trait of having "fingertips" (a physical human - like part used for gripping).
3. In "Alan finally found his true love, and he felt that joy would never leave his home again", "joy" is personified as it is given the human ability to "leave" (a human - like action).
4. In "The engine hacked and coughed as Kevin turned the key, but the old car wouldn't start", "engine" is personified with the human actions of "hacking" and "coughing".
5. In "Though Dante tried to not to break the rules of his diet, the donut shop called to him at night", "donut shop" is personified as it is given the human action of "calling".

Answer:

1. What is being personified? Waters. Which human trait or quality is given? Sadness.
2. What is being personified? Wind. Which human trait or quality is given? Having fingertips (for gripping).
3. What is being personified? Joy. Which human trait or quality is given? The ability to leave.
4. What is being personified? Engine. Which human trait or quality is given? Hacking and coughing.
5. What is being personified? Donut shop. Which human trait or quality is given? Calling.