Read the poem. Talent Night From behind the velvet curtain, I watch them fill each seat. My heart begins to thump With a loud and frenzied beat. I walk out on the stage, Followed by my fear. It pads behind with footsteps That only I can hear. But then I start to dance, My shoes make rhythmic taps. I sense I'm all alone Till I hear the cheers and claps. In the second stanza, the author uses personification to describe the narrator's fear. What is the purpose of this personification?
