Read the text. The figure of speech is shown in bold.

She pushed her glasses up on her nose to reassure herself that what she was seeing was real.

They had left the silver glint of a biting autumn evening; and now around them everything was golden with light. The grasses of the field were a tender new green, and scattered about were tiny, multicolored flowers.

What does this example of personification tell you?

1) It suggests that the evening is painfully cold. 2) It suggests that the evening is mysterious.

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Skylar Lamb

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10 October, 16:58

Read the text. The figure of speech is shown in bold.

She pushed her glasses up on her nose to reassure herself that what she was seeing was real.

They had left the silver glint of a biting autumn evening; and now around them everything was golden with light. The grasses of the field were a tender new green, and scattered about were tiny, multicolored flowers.

What does this example of personification tell you?

1) It suggests that the evening is painfully cold. 2) It suggests that the evening is mysterious.

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Elian Heath · Answer 1

1) It suggests that the evening is painfully cold.

Explanation:

This is because "a biting autumn evening" implies the aspect of weather, and not a mysterious evening.