Which of the following is an example of personification?

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His beard curled in long ringlets, reminicent of Michelangelo's Moses.
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When the temperature dropped, Mr. Pneumonia came calling.
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He just stood there as still as a statue.
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That Jimmy Valentine is a diamond in the rough.

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The example of personification is: "When the temperature dropped, Mr. Pneumonia came calling."

In this sentence, "Mr. Pneumonia" is a personification because it attributes human characteristics (like coming calling) to a disease, which is non-human.