All up and down the dunes,

the tall green grasses dance,

as the wind plays lively tunes

across the sandy expanse.

But the moon above is a statue,

silent and somber and still,

its reflection on the sea is a tattoo,

that we watch from upon the hill.

How does personification affect the first stanza's meaning?

It suggests that the speaker feels distant from the rest of the world.

It creates the impression that the world of nature is alive with interactions.

It implies that the wind and grasses are somehow not real.

It hints that the speaker is alarmed, or even frightened, by the surrounding environment.

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Anabelle Briggs

17 March, 22:55

All up and down the dunes,

the tall green grasses dance,

as the wind plays lively tunes

across the sandy expanse.

But the moon above is a statue,

silent and somber and still,

its reflection on the sea is a tattoo,

that we watch from upon the hill.

How does personification affect the first stanza's meaning?

It suggests that the speaker feels distant from the rest of the world.

It creates the impression that the world of nature is alive with interactions.

It implies that the wind and grasses are somehow not real.

It hints that the speaker is alarmed, or even frightened, by the surrounding environment.

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Rachel · Answer 1

The personification affects the first stanza's meaning as:

It creates the impression that the world of nature is alive with interactions.

Explanation:

Personification is the figure of speech in which the human characteristics are attributed to any nonhuman things in the human form. In the first stanza, the grasses are personified to be dancing and the wind to play the tunes. The human characteristics of singing and playing tunes are attributed in non-human things.

Lainey Hines · Answer 2

I think it would be C, it creates the impression that the world of nature is alive with interactions.