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Kew Gardens By Virginia Wolff

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. “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. “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 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.

Answer 1

The evidence and explanation that best show how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification in the passage 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;”

This excerpt illustrates how the movement of motor omnibuses and their mechanical sounds are personified as a "vast nest of Chinese boxes," suggesting a sense of life and continuity in the bustling urban environment of the time. The historical setting, which includes the presence of motor transportation in an industrialized city, enhances the personification by portraying the city as an organism that is alive, constantly moving, and interacting with its inhabitants. The comparison to “Chinese boxes” adds to the complexity and interconnectedness of the urban landscape, reflecting how technology and nature exist side by side in that historical context.