Question 1: What is the main purpose of the storm and weather descriptions in this passage?

Answer: To reflect the mood of the city and create a tense atmosphere.

Question 2: Identify one example of personification in the passage.

Answer: The wind howling like a restless spirit.

Question 3: Explain how personification is used to enhance the mood in the passage.

Answer: Personification makes the weather seem alive and emotional, mirroring human feelings and intensifying the sense of tension and foreboding.

Question 4: Which literary device is primarily used in the phrase ‘the trees seemed to shudder’?

Answer: a) Personification

Question 5: What effect does the personification of the weather have on the reader?

Answer: It creates a vivid and emotional scene, helping the reader feel the storm's intensity and mood.

Question 6: Describe a different scene where personification could be used to reflect a character’s feelings.

Answer: Students should imagine a scene where nature reflects a character's emotions, such as a calm sea representing peace or a stormy sky showing anger.

Question 7: Write a short paragraph describing a sunset using personification.

Answer: Encourage creative use of personification, such as describing the sunset as 'the sun dips down, yawning softly as it bids the day goodbye.'

Question 8: Identify the technique used in the phrase ‘the clouds dance across the sky’.

Answer: a) Personification