What is "personification"?

A Comparing two things using "like"

B Attributing human traits to non-human things

C Extreme exaggeration

D Repeating a sound

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Personification gives human qualities to non-human things (e.g., "The wind whispered through the trees").

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "What is "personification"?" is Option B: Attributing human traits to non-human things.

The other options — A) Comparing two things using "like", C) Extreme exaggeration, D) Repeating a sound — are incorrect for this ACT Exam Prep question. As explained above: Personification gives human qualities to non-human things (e.g., "The wind whispered through the trees").

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What is "personification"?

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

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