Question

In the poem below, the author uses personification to describe the sunflowers. Describe how the flowers are personified in the poem. What are they compared to? How does this description add meaning or emotion to the text?

Sunflowers
by Beverly McLoughland

They stand along the railroad tracks
wide-eyed,
stretching their long necks,
gazing into the distance—
like impatient travelers
waiting for the 3 o’clock train.

Answer 1

The flowers are personified as humans.

Step-by-step explanation:

In the poem the writer uses words that make the flowers sound alive. Wide-eyed gazing into the distance, waiting for the 3 o'clock train. The flowers seem to be more alive this way rather than if you were to describe only their physical attributes.