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.
Answer:
C.nature vs. nurture
Explanation:
Nature versus nurture is a debate in psychology. Nature refers to the <u>effect of biological and genetic predispositions on out characteristics</u>, while Nurture refers to the e<u>ffect of learning and environment</u> on us. Here, Jimmy’s father is talking about biological impacts that is <u>nature</u>.
<span>The excerpt suggests that Johnson’s work is significant because it reflects an exhaustive study of its words.
In the excerpt above, Johnson says that he used many methods in order to compile this dictionary - he read a lot of books, used his experience, and used many analogies for readers to connect words and their meanings on their own. A is incorrect because that's not the point of a dictionary; B is incorrect because he doesn't even mention other dictionaries; D is incorrect because a dictionary cannot only list obscure words.
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