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Language and Style Unit Test
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Use the excerpt from the poem in the lesson to answer the question.

“Night climbed the horizon like a cat on the prowl;

Its breath was the wind that began to howl,

The piercing stars were its ravenous eyes,

Eclipsing the light to reveal its guise.”

How does the poet use personification?

(1 point)
Responses

By comparing the night to an animal
By comparing the night to an animal

By giving the wind human qualities
By giving the wind human qualities

By making the night a character that can move and see
By making the night a character that can move and see

By pairing the night and stars
By pairing the night and stars
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Answer 1

By comparing the night to an animal