Read these lines of poetry:

The kettle sang on the stove
like a rooster wingspan-a-doodle-do-ing.
So under the covers I dove.
More sleep I was pursuing.

Which line contains an example of personification?

A.
"like a rooster wingspan-a-doodle-do-ing."

B.
"So under the covers I dove."

C.
"More sleep I was pursuing."

D.
"The kettle sang on the stove"

Question

Read these lines of poetry: 

The kettle sang on the stove 
like a rooster wingspan-a-doodle-do-ing. 
So under the covers I dove. 
More sleep I was pursuing. 

Which line contains an example of personification?
 
 A.
"like a rooster wingspan-a-doodle-do-ing."
 
 B.
"So under the covers I dove."
 
 C.
"More sleep I was pursuing."
 
 D.
"The kettle sang on the stove"

anonymous · Answer

D is the correct answer. It is giving an object that cannot speak or move, and making it seem like it can.

anonymous · Answer

D. Personification is giving non-humans human like characteristics. The pot cannot actually sing.