River of Angels

Question

by Alejandro Morales

The year was 1900, the dawn of a new century, when Rodia arrived in San Francisco, where love caught him, and a year later he was married. He remained in San Francisco with his wife, had two boys and worked in what seemed to be never-ending construction. Everywhere he looked there was a house, a building, a bridge, streets, parks being constructed.

Excerpt from "River of Angels" by Alejandro Morales is being reprinted with permission from the publisher (©Arte Público Press - University of Houston)

Question
Use the passage to answer the question.

Which phrase in this excerpt gives an example of personification?

(1 point)
Responses

everywhere he looked
everywhere he looked

the dawn of a new century
the dawn of a new century

never-ending construction
never-ending construction

love caught him

Answer 1

The phrase in this excerpt that gives an example of personification is "love caught him." Personification involves attributing human characteristics to non-human entities, and in this case, love is described as having the ability to "catch" someone, which conveys a human action.