Question

Which statement is an example of personification? A. The bicycle shone in the sun's afternoon heat. B. The flowers swayed back and forth in the morning breeze. C. The child's laugh was like the opening notes to a song. D. The wind whispered her name.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (D) is correct

Explanation:

Personification is defined as the mechanism in which any object, thing or idea is represented in the form of person .Non-human entities are entitled with human traits.

According to the question, wind is the abstraction that is being represented with the human characteristics i.e- whispering of name .

Other options are incorrect because bicycle shining in sun, movement of flowers in forward and backward direction and laughter of a child is similar to song notes does not display personifying any thing or object .Thus, the correct option is option(D).