How does the author use personification in this
passage?
O All the animals can talk.
Rikki-tikki notices one of the birds.
The nest swayed to and fro, as they sat on the rim and
cried
What is the matter?' asked Rikki-tikki.
We are very miserable,' said Darzee. One of our babies
fell out of the nest yesterday, and Nag ate him.'
H'm!' said Rikki-tikki, 'that is very sad - but I am a
stranger here. Who is Nag?'
— "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi,"
Rudyard Kipling
Rikki-tikki is new to the area.
O A baby bird is eaten by a snake.

4. how does the speaker's comparison of sinners to aninsect (paragraph 7) contribute to the central idea of thetext? o a it emphasizes the negative view god has ofsinners and how inconsequential they are to him. o b it stresses the connection that exists between allof god's creatures, whether they be human orinsect. o c it suggests that sinners can change for the better, as insects are known to go throughtransformations. o d it portrays sinners as being just as prevalentaround the earth as the wide variety of insects.