Which lines from the poem above illustrate personification?

a. "April/Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers."

b. "Life in itself/Is nothing/An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs."

c. "The smell of the earth is good./It is apparent that there is no death."

d. "The sun is hot on my neck as I observe/The spikes of the crocus."

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Gary Davila

21 September, 14:56

Which lines from the poem above illustrate personification?

a. "April/Comes like an idiot, babbling and strewing flowers."

b. "Life in itself/Is nothing/An empty cup, a flight of uncarpeted stairs."

c. "The smell of the earth is good./It is apparent that there is no death."

d. "The sun is hot on my neck as I observe/The spikes of the crocus."

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Chester · Answer 1

The correct answer is a. Personification means giving an inanimate object, human characteristics. April is described as babbling and strewing flowers. Similar to a human, but is not actually a person.