Question

Which of the following excerpts from "The Necklace" is an example of personification? A. " . . .one of those old, nocturnal coupés [cars] that one sees in Paris after nightfall, as if they were ashamed of their misery by day." B. "She waited all day in a state of bewilderment before this frightful disaster." C. " . . .they went wearily up to their apartment." D. "They looked at each other utterly cast down."

Answer 1

Answer: A)  " . . .one of those old, nocturnal coupés [cars] that one sees in Paris after nightfall, as if they were ashamed of their misery by day."

Explanation: personification is a figure of speech that consists in giving human characteristics to non human objects (or animals). From the given options, the excerpt from "The Necklace" that represents an example of personification, is the corresponding to option A, because it is saying that the coupés (non human objects) are ashamed of their misery (human characteristic).

Answer 2

A. "...one of those old nocturnal coupes [cars] that one sees in Paris after nightfall, as if they were ashamed of their misery by day."