Question

Which evidence and explanation show how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification in the passage?(1 point)Responses“But there was no silence; all the time the motor omnibuses were turning their wheels and changing their gear; like a vast nest of Chinese boxes all of wrought steel turning ceaselessly one within another the city murmured;”This shows how a bus of the time moved in the city.“But there was no silence; all the time the motor omnibuses were turning their wheels and changing their gear; like a vast nest of Chinese boxes all of wrought steel turning ceaselessly one within another the city murmured;” This shows how a bus of the time moved in the city.“So hot that even the thrush chose to hop, like a mechanical bird, in the shadow of the flowers, with long pauses between one movement and the next . . . .”This shows a type of toy of the time period.“So hot that even the thrush chose to hop, like a mechanical bird, in the shadow of the flowers, with long pauses between one movement and the next . . . .” This shows a type of toy of the time period.“and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the summer sky murmured its fierce soul”This expresses the sound of a plane of that time period.“and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the summer sky murmured its fierce soul” This expresses the sound of a plane of that time period.“Thus one couple after another with much the same irregular and aimless movement passed the flower-bed and were enveloped in layer after layer of green blue vapour, in which at first their bodies had substance and a dash of colour, but later both substance and colour dissolved in the green-blue atmosphere.”This expresses how the people move in the garden.“Thus one couple after another with much the same irregular and aimless movement passed the flower-bed and were enveloped in layer after layer of green blue vapour, in which at first their bodies had substance and a dash of colour, but later both substance and colour dissolved in the green-blue atmosphere.” This expresses how the people move in the garden.

Answer 1

The best evidence and explanation that illustrate how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification in the passage is:

**“and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the summer sky murmured its fierce soul.” This expresses the sound of a plane of that time period.**

This response effectively highlights the historical context of early aviation, which was emerging during the time period in question. The personification of the sky as having a "voice" that "murmured its fierce soul" reflects how the sounds of modern machinery, such as aeroplanes, were beginning to infiltrate the natural environment, creating a connection between human innovation and the natural world. This illustrates the tension and coexistence between nature and industrialization in the historical setting, enhancing the overall effect of the passage.