In the last stanza (lines 7-10), what main idea is conveyed through the poet's use of personification, or giving human qualities to a non - human thing?
A. The city at night is different from the city during the day.
B.Cities are constantly changing.
C. Big cities are technologically advanced.
D. There ca be something frightening and impersonal about a big city.
It would be nice to know the poem. Regardless, I think it is B or D
To determine the main idea conveyed through the poet's use of personification in the last stanza (lines 7-10), we need to analyze the text and identify the human qualities attributed to a non-human thing. Let's take a closer look at the stanza and break it down:
"Over the sidewalks bending with laziness under the weight those dark-eyed girls, the beautiful drivers waltzing their cars over the dirty tracks, even the cabs, boys in red caps, whistling where love is and going away from love too fast to remember the names they left behind."
In this stanza, the poet personifies various elements of a city: the sidewalks, the drivers, and the cabs. By describing the sidewalks as bending with laziness, the drivers as waltzing their cars, and the cabs as boys whistling, the poet is attributing human characteristics to these inanimate objects.
Now, let's analyze the options:
A. The city at night is different from the city during the day.
This option is not directly supported by the use of personification in the given stanza. Though the poet's description implies a different atmosphere at night, this is not the main idea conveyed through personification.
B. Cities are constantly changing.
There is no direct indication of change in the city in the personification used. The focus in the stanza is on the characteristics of different elements, rather than the concept of change itself.
C. Big cities are technologically advanced.
There is no direct mention of technological advancements in the given stanza, so this option does not align with the main idea conveyed.
D. There can be something frightening and impersonal about a big city.
The main idea conveyed through the personification in the last stanza seems to align with this option. By using personification, the poet describes the city's elements in a way that highlights a sense of detachment and impersonality, as seen in the description of the boys in the cabs going away from love too fast to remember the names they left behind.
Therefore, the correct answer is D. There can be something frightening and impersonal about a big city.