Use the excerpt from the poem in the lesson to answer the question.

Question

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 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 making the night a character that can move and see
By making the night a character that can move and see

By giving the wind human qualities

Answer 1

By making the night a character that can move and see.

Answer 2

By making the night a character that can move and see

Answer 3

The poet uses personification by making the night a character that can move and see. In the excerpt, the night is described as climbing the horizon like a cat on the prowl and having ravenous eyes, which suggests that the night is given human-like qualities of movement and sight.