Which figure of speech gives objects and animals human characteristics?

a. simile
b. personification
c. metaphor
d. alliteration

Samuel johnson believed that literature should appeal mainly to the scholar, to him the common man, to teach him the common man, to teach and him the king and the parliament

1. saved aronnax from drowning "an incident" 2. speed of the nautilus man-of-war 3. next to captain nemo conseil 4. electricity vigo bay 5. "a coral tomb" 20,000 leagues 6. the nautilus runs aground nemo's "thunderbolt" 7. episodes are connected by aronnax's quarters 8. captain nemo's "bank" cause 9. distance aronnax traveled on the nautilus "a fine death for a sailor" 10. captain nemo sinks for revenge 50 miles per hour

What is central purpose of the letter