Use the excerpt from a poem below to answer the question.
“Night climbed the horizon like a cat on the prowl;
Its breath was the wind that began to howl,
The piercing stars were its ravenous eyes,
Eclipsing the light to reveal its guise.”
How does the poet use personification?
(1 point)
Responses
By making the night a character that can move and see
By making the night a character that can move and see
By pairing the night and stars
By pairing the night and stars
By comparing the night to an animal
By comparing the night to an animal
By giving the wind human qualities
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By making the night a character that can move and see, and by comparing the night to an animal.
could it be by comparing the night to an animal
Yes, it could also be by comparing the night to an animal. The poet personifies the night by describing it as climbing the horizon like a cat on the prowl, giving it animal-like qualities.
so which one would be the right answer
By comparing the night to an animal
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