Complete the sentence so that it uses personification.
The violinist made his instrument () the haunting melody.
produce cry out
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 cry out. It describes the violin as if it were a crying person.