The purpose of personification in the above excerpt is to give human characteristic to death which is considered to be a non human. Writers usually use personification in their write ups in order to bring an inanimate objects to life so that their actions and natures will be better understood.
Concept checking is the process of a teacher asking questions to their students to make sure they understand the vocabulary/grammar you have taught them. =)
<span>Irony is the appearance of one's sense by means of language that usually means the opposite, classically for funny or unequivocal effect.
Mrs. Crater thinks she is having a son-in-law, when in detail Mr. Shiftlet get her vehicle, her cash, and deserts her daughter at a diner.</span>