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The pines quiver and bend,

moved by that long breath


that has flowed down the valleys,


lifted over the hills,


whistling, whispering


a chorus that fills


the air round us


as the whole forest


bows and dances.


—"Wind in the Pines,"

Joseph Bruchac


Write three or four sentences explaining the meaning of one example of personification in the passage.

Answer 1

One example of personification in this passage takes places when Bruchac says "the whole forest bows and dances". Here the author is giving a human trait to something inhuman, the forest. By using this form of personification, he makes it so that the reader can really visualize what it would be like to witness this. Personification really brings the entire passage to life.

Answer 2

Answer:"Whistling, whispering" is an example of personification of the wind. I made a connection to what a human whispering and whistling sounds like to imagine what the wind blowing through the trees would sound like. I know that whispers and whistles are not very loud, so I imagined a calm and quiet sound in the forest.

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