Question

Read the following sentence:

The plants in the garden needed to be watered.
Which revision below uses personification?

The plants in the garden were begging for water

The plants will take a million years to grow without more water.

The plants were like sticks because they needed water.

The plants in the garden were as dry as a desert.

Answer 1

The sentence that uses personification is "The plants in the garden were begging for water," as it gives the plants human-like qualities.

Step-by-step explanation:

The sentence that uses personification is "The plants in the garden were begging for water." Personification is a figure of speech where non-human objects are given human characteristics. In this sentence, the plants are described as 'begging,' which is a human action, thereby attributing human-like qualities to the plants. This literary device is often used to create vivid imagery and help readers connect with the non-human elements of a story.

Answer 2

A.

Given the meaning of personification, which is to classify a nonliving object as a living object, the answer is A.

Context Clues

A. states that the plants were, "begging for water", which is a hyperbole but also personification, because plants cannot actually beg for water without speaking. Only people can speak(Understatement, parrots can, "mock" people by speaking, too).