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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Personification Short Fiction

Study Function Of Personification Short Fiction in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the most defensible claim: Personification in setting details often primarily reveals what?

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The perceiver's mindset or emotional state. How things are personified reflects observer's inner state.

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AP English Literature and Composition: Short Fiction

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Read the following excerpt from a short story about a student waiting outside the principal's office after being accused of cheating: "The hallway was clean in the way hospitals are clean—too bright, too sure of itself. He stared at the trophy case, where years of victories stood in neat rows, polished into obedience. Somewhere behind the door, adults spoke in low, careful voices. He tried to steady his breathing, but his backpack strap cut into his shoulder like a reprimand. The bell rang at the far end of the corridor, and the lockers held their breath, metal faces shut tight, as if they didn't want to be caught listening." What is the function of the personification in the bolded phrase?
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