Read this excerpt from a poem.The dock was far from viewThe hour of night was nearUnbeknown to the laboring crewCruel darkness crept o’er the stern.Which line contains personification?

Personification gives a human quality or action to something nonhuman. In “Cruel darkness crept o’er the stern,” darkness is described as cruel and as creeping, making it seem like a living creature. The other lines describe the dock, the time, or the crew without giving them human qualities.

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