Personification is adding human characteristics to a non-human object. (D. "The landscape listens, shadows - hold their breath.") The landscape listening as if it has ears, and shadows holding their breath are things a living thing would do, so (D) is the best answer.
The language was powerful durning the wartime speech because it they could of use secret plans . For example if they wanted to throw a bomb somewhere they could of told them in their own language so they have a better shot in beating the other team .
The participial phrase in the given sentence is "noted for her beauty". A participial is a word that ends in -ing form (present participle) or in -en (past participle) form that functions as an adjective. A participial phrase consists of the participial and other words that modifies or complements the noun. The participial phrase "noted for her beauty" describes the noun "Helen of Troy".
