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Which of the following is an example of personification from Thoreau's Walden?

A"…whenever I looked out on the pond it impressed me like a tarn high up on the side of a mountain…"
B"…as the sun arose, I saw it throwing off its nightly clothing of mist…"
C"…both air and water being perfectly still, but the sky overcast, mid-afternoon had all the serenity of evening…"
D"…for an hour, at least, some part of us awakes which slumbers all the rest of the day and night."

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Letter B is correct, because it metaphorically describes the sun as "throwing off its nightly clothing of mist," which an inanimate object like the sun cannot do.

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Answer: B) "…as the sun arose, I saw it throwing off its nightly clothing of mist…"

Explanation: personification is a figure of speech that consists in giving human characteristics to non human objects (or animals). From the given options, the sentence that contains a clear example of personification, is the corresponding to option B: "…as the sun arose, I saw it throwing off its nightly clothing of mist…" because it is saying that the sun (non human object) is throwing off its nightly clothing (human characteristic).

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