Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The sculptor hoped that her clay would be () than it had been the day before.
softer more obedient
Personification is giving human characteristics to nonhuman things. It is a figure of speech that can be used to make writing more interesting or to emphasize a point.
The trees danced in the wind.
The word danced describes the trees as if they were people. Unlike people, however, trees can't actually dance. Instead, the personification suggests that the trees are moving.
Complete the sentence with the phrase more obedient. It describes the clay as if it were a person who can choose to obey or disobey.