Use the excerpt from the poem below to answer the question. (By Oscar Wilde)

"And the plane to the pine-tree is whispering some tale of love

Till it rustles with laughter and tosses its mantle of green,

And the gloom of the wych-elm’s hollow is lit with the iris sheen

Of the burnished rainbow throat and the silver breast of a dove."

How does the poet use personification?

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Responses

By mentioning a rainbow and silver
By mentioning a rainbow and silver

By discussing rustling in nature
By discussing rustling in nature

By adding in nature effects that are significant
By adding in nature effects that are significant

By giving the tree human characteristics of whispering

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The correct response is: By giving the tree human characteristics of whispering.

In the excerpt, the poet personifies the plane tree by describing it as "whispering some tale of love," which gives it human-like qualities.