DIRECTIONS: Read each sentence below. Explain how it uses personification. 1. The sun glared down at us. 2. The trees whispered amongst themselves. 3. The birds beckoned us outside with their songs. 4. The thirsty earth drank in the rain. 5. Opportunity only knocks once. 6. Night snuggled against the countryside. 7. The house gazed back with wide, blank eyes.

20 points plus brainlest answer if right.joe nesbo, a travelling salesman, was staying at a hotel for business. he was having a dinner meeting that night, so he decided to take a nap in the middle of the afternoon. he was awakened by a knock at the door, and then a man walked in. “oh my, i’m terribly sorry, this isn’t my room. , pardon the intrusion.” the man calmly backed out and left. nesbo got up and locked the door – something he forgot to do before his nap – and lay back down on the bed. but then he shot up in bed and called the lobby to tell them there was a burglar on the prowl. what made nesbo think that?

The consequence of jim smiley’s human foible adds to the story’s humor. what foible does smiley demonstrate?

Read the sentence. the judge stated that “the court cannot superimpose its opinion over the opinion of the jury.” what does superimpose mean? a) to take away b) to ignore c) to place over d) to combine