Question

Choose the option that describes the personification:
A) It gives human-like characteristics to objects and abstract ideas.
B) It compares two things to one another.
C) It is a long story with a secondary meaning.
D) It refers to a likeness between two objects.

Answer 1

Hint:The articles are the words ‘a’, ‘an’, ‘the’. They define whether something is specific or unspecific.

Complete answer:
The meaning of personification is ‘the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form’. For example: Opportunity knocks once.

Option A) It gives human-like characteristics to objects and abstract ideas – is the correct answer because personification describes humans like its characteristics, qualities or traits or emotions and etc. and personification defines the attribution of human nature. Thus, this is the correct answer.

Option B) It compares two things to one another – is an incorrect answer because this sentence is not personification but a metaphor and a metaphor is a figure of speech that compares two different things and this does not define personification. So, this is an incorrect answer.

Option C) It is a long story with a secondary meaning – is an incorrect answer because it is an allegory ‘It is a long story with a secondary meaning’ defines a story, poem, or picture that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden meaning, typically a moral or political one. Thus, this is an incorrect answer because it does not define personification.

Option D) It refers to a likeness between two objects – is an incorrect answer because ‘It refers to a likeness between two objects’ defines a similarity between two things and this does not define personification. Thus, this is an incorrect answer.

Hence, the correct answer is Option ‘A’.

Note:There is a difference between metaphor and simile. Both are figures of speech and both are used to compare things. But similes use the word “like” to compare things. However, this is an incorrect answer because the question has asked to tell the personification. So, option A is the most appropriate answer as compared to any other option.