My alarm reaches,
and taps my face. I groan—
late for school again.
What does the use of personification convey about the speaker of the poem?
(1 point)
Responses
It shows how the speaker feels about their alarm.
It shows how the speaker feels about their alarm.
It adds a sense of urgency to the poem.
It adds a sense of urgency to the poem.
It tells the reader how the speaker feels about school.
It tells the reader how the speaker feels about school.
It explains the speaker’s relationship to their bed.
1 answer
The best response is:
It shows how the speaker feels about their alarm.
This is because the personification of the alarm as something that "taps" the speaker's face suggests a sense of annoyance or frustration, reflecting the speaker's feelings toward waking up and getting to school on time.
