Question

from "The Walrus and the Carpenter" by Lewis Carroll 1 The sun was shining on the sea, Shining with all his might: He did his very best to make The billows smooth and bright— 5 And this was odd, because it was The middle of the night. The moon was shining sulkily, Because she thought the sun Had got no business to be there 10 After the day was done— "It’s very rude of him," she said, "To come and spoil the fun!" Use the excerpt to answer the question. What type of figurative language is used in lines 1–4 of the poem? A. simile B. metaphor C. personification D. symbol

Answer 1

Answer:

C. personification

Explanation:

Personification refers to the attribution of human qualities to something that is nonhuman. In the excerpt from "The Walrus and the Carpenter" the author Lewis Carroll personifies the sun and the moon, as a man and a woman respectively. Thus, the sun has the human trait to make the effort so that the sky shines, while the moon has the human feature of thinking that the sun is rude.