Question

Read the following excerpt and answer the question.

My wits kept weaving, weaving cunning schemes—

life at stake, monstrous death staring at us in the face—

till this plan struck my mind as best. That flock,

those well-fed rams with their splendid thick fleece,

sturdy, handsome beasts sporting their dark weight of wool:

I lashed them abreast… (Odyssey, 9:472-7)

Which of the following words or phrases are examples of personification in the excerpt above?

Select all that apply.

1. “those well-fed rams”
2. “My wits kept weaving”
3. “monstrous death staring at us”
4. “I lashed them abreast”
5. “sturdy, handsome beasts”

Answer 1

Answer:

3 and 5

Explanation:

the words monstrous and staring both describe death as a physical thing that can in fact, be monstrous and have the ability to stare, and not just an idea that happens to all of us.

sturdy and handsome are both adjectives meant for humans, in which the said beasts are not