which of the following is an example of personification?

a. i never would have trusted him if i had known he'd turn out to be a
judas.

b. he started by eating all of the lobster in maine and then washed it
down with a bathtub-sized glass of soda.

c. that old apron told hundreds of stories; it spoke of family dinners
and long days in front of a stove.

d. we all laughed as maggie stood there turning redder than a ripe
tomato.

C

Explanation:

Personification is somebody giving life-like actions to a object so the narrator is saying the apron told hundreds of stories, aprons cant really tell stories so it would be c

1. the details that would clarify the authors purpose for writing would be after the "haley collected used soccer jersey and sent them to guatemalan children." part, he would say, "and you can also donate today to save ". so far in the text, you can see no such thing. if, near the end the author persuades you to donate to guatemalans, then you know that the author's reason to write is to persuade you.

2. what details would make the text more engaging is to see the guatemalan children's reaction to getting free jerseys.

3. the details that convey the author's attitude would be an opinion by the author, for example, if he said, "haley was a very nice girl " or, you can find the attitude by finding parts of haley's personality that he highlights. you can strengthen your tones by using more descriptive words, and simplify long sentences as much as you can.

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