Question

what does the personification in this text suggest?
the trawler plunged into the angry swells of the dark, furious sea.
—robert ludlum, the bourne identity
the sea was fierce.
the sea took revenge on the trawler.

Explanation:

Personification is giving human traits to non - human entities. In "The sea took revenge on the trawler", the sea is given the human action of "taking revenge", while "The sea was fierce" just describes the sea's state (not personification in the same way as the revenge - taking), and the first sentence is about the trawler and the sea's swells (no personification). So the personification is in "The sea took revenge on the trawler" as it attributes a human - like action (revenge - taking) to the sea.

Answer:

The sea took revenge on the trawler.