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"Kew Gardens" by Virginia Woolf
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Which evidence and explanation show how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification in the passage?
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“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
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Use the passage to answer the question.
Which evidence and explanation show how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification in the passage?
(1 point)
Responses
“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.
“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.
“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.
“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.
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The passage that best illustrates how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification is:
“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;”
**Explanation:** This evidence shows how the presence of motor omnibuses, a significant symbol of the early 20th-century urban setting, contributes to the personification of the city. The phrase “the city murmured” gives a character to the city, suggesting that it has a voice and an essence of its own, filled with life and activity. The historical context of industrialization and urbanization during Woolf's time emphasizes the bustling nature of city life, enhancing the impact of this personification.
“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;”
**Explanation:** This evidence shows how the presence of motor omnibuses, a significant symbol of the early 20th-century urban setting, contributes to the personification of the city. The phrase “the city murmured” gives a character to the city, suggesting that it has a voice and an essence of its own, filled with life and activity. The historical context of industrialization and urbanization during Woolf's time emphasizes the bustling nature of city life, enhancing the impact of this personification.
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