The poet uses personification by making the night a character that can move and see. This is evident in the way the night is described as climbing the horizon and having qualities like that of a cat, suggesting it is capable of action and observation.
Use the excerpt from the poem in the lesson 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 giving the wind human qualities By giving the wind human qualities By comparing the night to an animal By comparing the night to an animal 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
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