ELA 12 A Semester Exam

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Use this excerpt from “Araby” by James Joyce to answer the question.

Some distant lamp or lighted window gleamed below me. I was thankful that I could see so little. All my senses seemed to desire to veil themselves and, feeling that I was about to slip from them, I pressed the palms of my hands together until they trembled, murmuring: “O love! O love!” many times.
What effect does the use of personification have on this excerpt?

(1 point)
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It shows the reader how nervous and anguished the narrator is.
It shows the reader how nervous and anguished the narrator is.

It helps the reader imagine the sound of the narrator’s voice.
It helps the reader imagine the sound of the narrator’s voice.

It helps the reader imagine the setting of the excerpt.
It helps the reader imagine the setting of the excerpt.

It shows the reader how the narrator feels physically.
It shows the reader how the narrator feels physically.
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Answer 1

The correct response is:

It shows the reader how nervous and anguished the narrator is.

In this excerpt, the personification of the narrator's senses desiring to "veil themselves" conveys a sense of overwhelming emotion and inner turmoil, highlighting the narrator's anxious state as they express their feelings of love.