Which of the following is an example of personification from Thoreau's Walden?

A. " ... whenever I looked out on the pond it impressed me like a tarn high up on the side of a mountain ..."

B. " ... as the sun arose, I saw it throwing off its nightly clothing of mist ..."

C. " ... both air and water being perfectly still, but the sky overcast, mid-afternoon had all the serenity of evening ..."

D. " ... for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night."

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Gunner Chang

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27 June, 09:31

Which of the following is an example of personification from Thoreau's Walden?

A. " ... whenever I looked out on the pond it impressed me like a tarn high up on the side of a mountain ..."

B. " ... as the sun arose, I saw it throwing off its nightly clothing of mist ..."

C. " ... both air and water being perfectly still, but the sky overcast, mid-afternoon had all the serenity of evening ..."

D. " ... for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night."

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Madalynn Obrien · Answer 1

Letter B is correct, because it metaphorically describes the sun as "throwing off its nightly clothing of mist," which an inanimate object like the sun cannot do.