Language in Poetry Quick Check

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Feature

Spring Storm
by William Carlos Williams

The sky has given over

its bitterness.

Out of the dark change

all day long

rain falls and falls

as if it would never end.

"Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams

Question
Use the lines to answer the question.

What is personified in these lines?

(1 point)
Responses

the sky
the sky

the dark
the dark

the rain
the rain

the day
the day
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In the lines from "Spring Storm" by William Carlos Williams, the feature that is personified is the sky. The phrase "The sky has given over its bitterness" suggests that the sky is experiencing emotions, which is a characteristic of personification.

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