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 dark
the dark

the day
the day

the sky
the sky

the rain
the rain
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1 answer

The correct response is the sky. In the poem, the sky is described as having "given over its bitterness," which attributes human-like qualities to it, indicating personification.