Question

Which one of the following lines best illustrates personification?

A. A narrow wind complains all day.
B. The fog comes on little cat feet.
C. She floated graceful as a dove.
D. Spring is a dream unsung.

Answer 1

The answer would be A, because the wind cannot complain, therefore it has been given a human quality.

Answer 2

Answer: A. A narrow wind complains all day.

Personification refers to the metaphor used as a literary tool. Personification describes the action or movement of non-living thing mimicking or resembling the action and behavior of human. A narrow wind complains all day defines the action or movement of wind which is a non-living component of the environment with human behavior of making complains illustrates personification. This states that the wind blows in a speedy way and influencing other components of the environment in a drastic way.