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A - Samantha returned the book herself.
When using the active voice, the subject comes before the verb with the action (Samantha returned). Passive sentences have a noun with the action being done TO them (cake was made, buildings were built, coach was pushed)
Giving personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
In the poem, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings<span> by Maya Angelou, she uses </span>personification<span>. One example of </span>personification<span> can be found in the fifth stanza. In the quote, “his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream.”</span>
