Read the following paragraph and answer the question: "Beth lay in bed unable to fall asleep. Her
eyes darted around the dark room. The wind roared causing the tree branch to scrape her window
with an ear piercing scream. Suddenly she heard something coming up the steps. Thump, thump,
thump, it was getting closer. She tightly squeezed her eyes shut as the door slowly creaked open.
Which sentence gives an example of personification?
A. Her eyes darted around the dark room.
B. The wind roared causing the tree branch to scrape her window with an ear piercing scream.
C. She tightly squeezed her eyes shut as the door slowly creaked open.
D. Thump, thump, thump, it was getting closer.
