Question

Underline or highlight the words or phrases that personify the house in this passage. "The house shuddered, oak bone on bone, its bared skeleton cringing from the heat, its wire, its nerves revealed as if a surgeon had torn the skin off to let the red veins and capillaries quiver in the scalded air

Now, write one sentence that explains how this description adds emotion to the story

Answer 1

The words "shuddered," "cringing," "veins," and "nerves" personify the house in the passage.

This description adds emotion to the story by creating a sense of sympathy and sorrow for the house as it is portrayed as a living being, experiencing pain and suffering.