Question

Which sentence contains an example of personification?

A. Getting taken seriously at work was her own Battle of Waterloo.
B. The cat went as still as a statue as the bird drew dangerously
close.
C. Ferns peeked over the top of the fence to spy on my backyard.
D. She had a thousand questions to ask the senator, but time was up.

Answer 1

C. Ferns peeked over the top of the fence to spy on my backyard.

Step-by-step explanation:

C. is the correct answer because personification is giving human attributes to something that is nonhuman. The action of peeking as well as spying are both human attributes describing the fern which is not human, therefore being an example of personification.

A. is a metaphor. The Battle of Waterloo is symbolic to her struggle

B. is a simile. It uses 'like' or 'as'

D. is a hyperbole. She (likely) did not actually have a thousand questions.