:). How does personification most clearly contribute to the overall meaning of
the poem?

A. "The surf dances" reinforces the happy feeling of the poem
because dancing often makes people happy.

B. "The children play" enhances the childish feeling of the poem
because children would understand and enjoy this poem.

C. "The surf dances enhances the energetic feeling of the poem
because dancing requires a great deal of physical effort.

D. "The children play" reinforces the lighthearted feeling of the poem
because watching children at play lifts a person's spirits.

Read the excerpt from chapter 2 of the awakening. they chatted incessantly: about the things around them; their amusing adventure out in the water—it had again assumed its entertaining aspect; about the wind, the trees, the people who had gone to the chênière; about the children playing croquet under the oaks, and the farival twins, who were now performing the overture to “the poet and the peasant.” what is the correct meaning of the word “aspect” based on its usage in the excerpt? character negativity performance boredom

Dogs make wonderful pets because they us stay happy and healthy. the topic sentence is "dogs make wonderful pets." , is this correct? i keep doubting myself.

Read the excerpt below and answer the question. isn’t this like condemning socrates because his unswerving commitment to truth and his philosophical inquiries precipitated the act by the misguided populace in which they made him drink hemlock? isn’t this like condemning jesus because his unique god consciousness and never ceasing devotion to god’s will precipitated the evil act of crucifixion? what rhetorical technique does martin luther king employ in this excerpt from “letter from birmingham jail”? select all that apply. allusion extended metaphor figurative language simile