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Which of the following is an example of humorous personification from Twain’s “What Stumped the Blue Jays?”

A. “He comes a-drooping down, once more, sweating like an ice-pitcher.”
B. “They brought jays here from all over the United States.”
C. “They all came a-swooping down like a blue cloud.”
D. “Yes, sir, a jay is everything that a man is. A jay can dry, a jay can laugh, a jay can feel shame”

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I believe that the answer is D. There you go :)

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