The following is an example of personification: The trees ached and cried out for love. The term personification refers to

Question

a. when a writer gives a person characteristics of nonliving objects.
b. when a writer gives an inanimate object, animal, or other nonhuman, human traits.
c. an ongoing dialogue between nature and humans.
d. dialogue between two unrelated characters in a play or other dramatic work.

Answer 1

b. when a writer gives an inanimate object, animal, or other nonhuman, human traits.