Which sentence in this excerpt from "the open boat" by stephen crane uses personification?
as the correspondent paddled, he saw the captain let himself down to bottom and leave the boat. then the correspondent performed his one little marvel of the voyage. a large wave caught him and flung him with ease and supreme speed completely over the boat and far beyond it. it struck him even then as an event in gymnastics, and a true miracle of the sea. an overturned boat in the surf is not a plaything to a swimming man.
the correspondent arrived in water that reached only to his waist, but his condition did not enable him to stand for more than a moment.

Read the passage. the dust bowl during the 1930s, extreme drought and high winds made life incredibly difficult in the great plains region of the united states. in many areas, rainfall was forty percent less than normal. the soil became extremely dry, and when strong winds blew, they created tremendous dust storms. these so-called “black blizzards” were so thick that they made daylight seem like dusk. during this terrible period, the great plains region of the united states was named the “dust bowl.” over the next few years, the drought continued, and the winds created more dust storms. in some places, the drought and high winds lasted for eight years. many people wondered if the black blizzards would ever end. which statement about this paragraph’s main idea is true? this paragraph’s main idea is stated in the topic sentence. there are not enough details to support the main idea. this paragraph’s main idea is implied. this paragraph does not express a main idea.