What is personification?
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Correct answer: B. Giving human traits to something that is not human, for example 'the wind whispered'
- Step 1: The key word is 'person'. Step 2. It means that human qualities are given to an object, an animal or an idea. Answer: giving human traits to a non-human thing. Why not the others: The other options describe brevity, place names and point of view.
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