Personification is the right answer
It can make your paper more appealing to readers, and/or more informative for the readers as well.
The abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. They sent petitions to Congress, ran for political office and inundated people of the South with anti-slavery literature.
Large is an Adjective
Fish is a Noun
Swim is a Verb
Swiftly is an Adverb
In is a preposition
The is a determiner
Sea is a noun.
I hope this helps since you didn't say which word is italicized.
