Question

Use the sentence to answer the question.

The bed whined when I climbed out of it—as reluctant to let go of me as I was to let go of it.
What role does personification play in the text?

(1 point)
Responses

It vividly describes the sound the bed makes.
It vividly describes the sound the bed makes.

It helps readers understand how the bed feels.
It helps readers understand how the bed feels.

It shows that the text is part of the fantasy genre.
It shows that the text is part of the fantasy genre.

It tells readers that the bed is old and uncomfortable.
It tells readers that the bed is old and uncomfortable.

Answer 1

It helps readers understand how the bed feels.
(Personification gives the bed a human emotion—reluctance—to emphasize the speaker’s unwillingness to leave it.)