Question

I wake to taxi alarms.

—“Empire State Building,”
J. Patrick Lewis

What type of personification is shown in this line from the poem?

feeling
action
characteristic
thought

Answer 1

The type of personification shown in the line "I wake to taxi alarms" from the poem is **action**. In this instance, the alarms are attributed as if they can actively wake someone, which gives them a sense of agency typically associated with living beings.