Question

Identity personification in the given sentence :
As he parked on the crowded street, his rusty car kissed the bumper of a Rolls Royce.
a) Crowded street
b) Rusty car
c) Car kissed the bumper
d) Rolls Royce

Answer 1

Hint: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form is known as personification.

Complete answer:
Personification is a figure of speech, in which inanimate objects or abstract ideas are given human-like qualities. They're spoken of as if they are human beings. For example, The leaves waved in the wind. Here, the leaves are personified.
Now, let us examine all the given options and find out the correct answer :
Option ‘a’ is a Crowded street. It is describing a street and this is not a personification, so it cannot be the correct option.
Option ‘b’ is Rusty’s car. It is describing a car and this is also not personification.
Option ‘c’ is Car kissed the bumper. It is personification as the car is given a human quality, a real car cannot kiss but here it is shown as it is a human being. So, it is the correct option.
Option ‘d’ is Rolls Royce. It is the name of a car and it is clearly not personification.
As we have analyzed all the given options, we can easily figure out the correct option. Here, the sentence is – As he parked on the crowded street, his rusty car kissed the bumper of a Rolls Royce. Personified phrase – car kissed the bumper.
So, the correct answer is “Option c”.

Note:
Personification is a common form of metaphor in that human characteristics are attributed to nonhuman things. They are very easy to identify.