Analyzing and Interpreting Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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What is the purpose of personification in literature?

To make an abstract concept more tangible.
To draw attention to the influence of major authors.
To emphasize the importance of the speaker in a poem.
To compare opposing ideas in a way that is simple to understand.

The correct answer is: To make an abstract concept more tangible.

Personification is a literary device that attributes human qualities to non-human or inanimate objects. It is used to make abstract concepts more tangible and relatable to the reader. Option B and C are incorrect because personification is not used to draw attention to the influence of authors or to emphasize the importance of the speaker in a poem. Option D is incorrect because personification is not used to compare opposing ideas, but rather to give human characteristics to non-human things. In summary, the purpose of personification is to bring life to the writing by giving human qualities to non-human objects or ideas.