Question

5. Read the following excerpt

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"Beneath the dark canopy of leaves and smoke the fire laid hold on the forest and began to
gnaw."
William Golding personifies which inanimate object in this quote?
A. The Canopy
B. The Leaves
C. The Smoke
D. The Fire

Answer 1

D. The fire

Step-by-step explanation:

Personification is a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human characteristics or feelings. It is a very common tool in literature.

In the given excerpt from the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding personifies the fire. Here, the fire is described as doing things it cannot literally do. Here, it lays hold and begins to gnaw. These are both things people (or animals - e.g. a dog can gnaw a bone) do.