The correct answer is option C.<em> </em>Personification is a literary device that consists of associating human attributes to an object, animal or idea. <em>"The grey eyed morn smiles on the frowning night"</em> is an instance of personification because the morn is carrying out the human action of smiling.
The author's intent in this excerpt is C. to expose the horrors of Southern slavery.
In this excerpt, Beecher described the conditions which the slaves were in - families torn apart and poorly educated - and how their treatment goes against Christian values.
i think relationships is the correct answer
