Part II. In Literature Read the following passage from "O! Pioneers" by Willa Cather. Write three examples of the use of
personification.
"We hadn't any of us much to do with it, Carl. The land did it. It had its little joke. It pretended to
be poor because nobody knew how to work it right; and then, all at once, it worked itself. It woke
up out of its sleep and stretched itself, and it was so big, so rich, that we suddenly found we were
rich, just from sitting still."

Three examples of the use of personification

1. It had its little joke.

2. It pretended to be poor because nobody knew how to work it right...

3. It woke up out of its sleep and stretched itself, and it was so big, so rich, that we suddenly found we were rich, just from sitting still.

Explanation:

From the above examples, we can see that the examples of personification were portrayed. The "it" in each sentence referred to "the land". It talks about:

1. "The land" had its little joke.

- We know that land cannot joke.

2. "The land" pretended to be poor because nobody knew how to work it right...

- Land cannot pretend

3. "The land" woke up out of its sleep and stretched itself, and it was so big, so rich, that we suddenly found we were rich, just from sitting still.

- Land cannot wake up from sleep.

Personification speaks about given human qualities/characteristics to inanimate objects/elements. The above sentences exemplify this.

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