Question

As it is used in "A White Heron," the phrase "the lonely house" is _____. Select all that apply.

Answer 1

Answer: C) personification that gives the house human traits.

Explanation:  personification is a figure of speech that consists in giving human characteristics to non human objects (or animals). In the given phrase from "A White Heron" we can see an example of the use of personification, because it says that the house (a non human object) is lonely (a human characteristic), in a literal way, we know that the house isn't able to feel loneliness.

Answer 2

personification that gives the house human traits