Question

Which of these is being personified in the following sentence?

As morning came, the smaller stars went first to rest.

(1 point)
Responses

morning
morning

sky
sky

children
children

stars

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

stars

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

The correct answer is: stars

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

In the given sentence, the option being personified is "stars." Personification is a literary device in which human qualities or actions are attributed to non-human entities. In this sentence, the smaller stars are given the human quality of going to rest, which is not something stars can do in reality. Therefore, stars are being personified in this sentence.