Which of the following sentences includes an example of personification? select all that apply.

"starvation seemed to stare them in the face."

"all through that summer the work of the farm went like clockwork."

"the news of what had happened sped round the farm like wildfire."

"the pigs did not actually work, but directed and supervised the others."

Starvation seemed to stare them in the face.

Explanation: Starvation can't see and personification is giving human traits to non-living organisms.

Starvation seemed to stare them in the face.

Explanation: Starvation can't see and personification is giving human traits to non-living organisms.

"(Starvation) seemed to (stare them in the face)."

"All through that summer the (work of the farm) went like (clockwork)."

"(The news) of what had happened (sped) round the farm like (wildfire)

Personification is when you give human qualities to non-living objects. I put the words that represent this is parentheses to help you understand it better :)

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"(Starvation) seemed to (stare them in the face)."

"All through that summer the (work of the farm) went like (clockwork)."

"(The news) of what had happened (sped) round the farm like (wildfire)

Personification is when you give human qualities to non-living objects. I put the words that represent this is parentheses to help you understand it better :)

Hope this helps chu

Have a great day

☆ Dont forget to mark brainliest ☆

the illustration   that would give a reader a clear understanding of the text is a picture of men constructing the frame of a building.the frame is made of iron bars. the text describes the job of blacksmiths'. these were very organised and they had different names: "the driver" and "the heater". the text describes the way in which these men worked ; they worked iron pieces as if they were playing a sport. in fact, the text wants to show the men's skills. the text also puts some emphasis on the use of '' rivets'' in construction. this kind of nails were not always used in the construction of manhattan.

some examples:

"and with an underhand toss he hurled the smoking rivet straight at the catcher, who caught it in mid-air in his catching can." men's skills

"when the driver was ready for a new " the emphasis on the rivet ( special nail used in construction).

" it against a beam to remove any cinders, and jammed it into the waiting hole. " the emphasis on the rivet.

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.