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review the passage. the personification is shown in bold. he trembled, remembering the time he and the mare had come upon a gazelle, and he had ridden the mare alongside the gazelle, and she had outrun the wild thing. agba could still feel the wind singing in his ears. by closing his eyes he brought back the whole day. on the way home they had passed a wizened old storyteller in the streets, who, when agba came near, motioned him close. the old man placed his hand on the mares head. from marguerite henry, king of the wind: the story of the godolphin arabian. copyright 1948 by marguerite henry. what is the effect of the personification on the passages meaning or tone? it illustrates how much agba loves music. illustrates how fast agba rode the horse.
Personification gives human - like qualities (singing) to the wind. This creates a vivid and dynamic image of the wind while Agba was riding the mare. It emphasizes the sense of speed and the exhilarating experience of the ride, rather than Agba's love for music.
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It illustrates how fast Agba rode the horse.