Question

Read the following sentence:

The plants in the garden needed to be watered.

Which revision below uses personification?


The plants in the garden were begging for water.


The plants were like sticks because they needed water.


The plants in the garden were as dry as a desert.


The plants will take a million years to grow without more water.

Answer 1

"The plants in the garden were begging for water."

This uses personification because it gives the plants a human action/feeling ("begging").