I wake to taxi alarms.

Question

—“Empire State Building,”
J. Patrick Lewis

What type of personification is shown in this line from the poem?

feeling
action
characteristic
thought

Answer 1

The type of personification shown in the line "I wake to taxi alarms" from the poem is action. In this instance, the alarms are attributed as if they can actively wake someone, which gives them a sense of agency typically associated with living beings.