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

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

love caught him
love caught him

everywhere he looked
everywhere he looked

never-ending construction

Answer 1

The phrase in this excerpt that gives an example of personification is "love caught him." Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to non-human entities or abstract concepts, and in this case, "love" is described as if it can perform an action (catching).