Answer: D. because personification gives things human traits or qualities.
In choosing a topic for your very first speech it is probably the most wise to do some research on what the speech has to be about.
I am not sure of the excerpt, because I don't know which excerpt you are speaking of.
My best guess is the Darkness of the Night is given human characteristics.
If you could show excerpt I could help more.
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