Which two sets of lines from the poem suggest that the book is capable of human qualities or abilities?

A PRECIOUS, mouldering pleasure 'tis

To meet an antique book,

In just the dress his century wore;

A privilege, I think,

5 His venerable hand to take,

And warming in our own,

A passage back, or two, to make

To times when he was young.

His quaint opinions to inspect,

10 His knowledge to unfold

On what concerns our mutual mind,

The literature of old;

What interested scholars most,

What competitions ran

15 When Plato was a certainty,

And Sophocles a man;

When Sappho was a living girl,

And Beatrice wore

The gown that Dante deified.

20 Facts, centuries before,

He traverses familiar,

As one should come to town

And tell you all your dreams were true:

He lived where dreams were born.

25 His presence is enchantment,

You beg him not to go;

Old volumes shake their vellum heads

And tantalize, just so.

ATo meet an antique book,

In just the dress his century wore;

b)His quaint opinions to inspect,

His knowledge to unfold

c)And Beatrice wore

The gown that Dante deified.

d)What interested scholars most,

What competitions ran

e)When Plato was a certainty,

And Sophocles a man;

The phrases shown above suggest that the book is capable of human qualities or abilities. This is done through the figure of speech called Personification, who has the ability to give objects (like a book), or animals skills that only humans can do.

We can perceive this figure of speech when the speaker states that "To meet an antique book, In just the dress his century wore", when only humans have the ability to dress. We can also find this figure of speech when the speaker says "His quaint opinions to inspect, His knowledge to unfold", when only humans are able to express opinion and knowledge.