Question

Read this sentence.

He has fished in Manhattan’s wallet and dug out coins, but has never listened to Manhattan’s breathing, never awakened to its morning, never dropped off to sleep in its night.

How does the personification in the words “Manhattan’s breathing” affect the passage?


It explains how noisy New York can be at night.

It symbolizes the animalistic nature of a predatory city.

It describes the crowded conditions that exist in the city.

It creates the feeling that New York is a living being.

Answer 1

D It creates the feeling that New York is a living being.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

It creates the feeling that New York is a living being.

Personification is giving nonhuman things human-like traits. In the sentence New York is described as having pockets and breathing. It's also described as having a morning and a night. These are all things a living being has. There are no noises besides breathing described, and this is not noisy. The conditions are also not described as being crowded. The tone is not predatory or negative so this also eliminates option B.