Question

when the speaker personifies the
ew voice\ that keeps her company, what is the connotative meaning of voice?
and there was a new voice, which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper into the world,
the speakers predictions of the future
the speakers actual speaking voice
the speakers worries
the speakers inner strength

Explanation:

Personification is a literary device where non - human things are given human qualities. In the context of the poem, the "new voice" that "kept you company as you strode deeper and deeper into the world" is not a literal voice (so we can rule out "the speaker’s actual speaking voice"). Predictions of the future (\(the speaker’s predictions of the future\)) and worries (\(the speaker’s worries\)) do not fit the positive connotation of something that "keeps company" as one moves forward. Inner strength (\(the speaker’s inner strength\)) is a non - physical, supportive element that can be personified as a "voice" that accompanies and supports the speaker.

Answer:

the speaker’s inner strength