That the father choose the husband!
Answer:
<em>Goo</em><em>d</em><em> </em><em>at</em><em> </em><em>persuading</em><em> </em> someone to do or believe something through reasoning or the use of temptation.
Eg: <em>An</em><em> </em><em>informative</em><em> </em><em>and</em><em> </em><em>persua</em><em>s</em><em>i</em><em>ve</em><em> </em><em>sp</em><em>eech</em><em> </em>
Personification. The author is treating the river like a person. When an object/animal/thing is talked about like a human being, then it is personification