Use the excerpt from a poem below to answer the question.



“Night climbed the horizon like a cat on the prowl;

Its breath was the wind that began to howl,

The piercing stars were its ravenous eyes,

Eclipsing the light to reveal its guise.”



How does the poet use personification?

A. By making the night a character that can move and see

B. By pairing the night and stars

C. By comparing the night to an animal

D. By giving the wind human qualities

C. By comparing the night to an animal