Choose the sentence in this excerpt that is an example of the figurative language personification.
The sticky green residue familiar from childhood tadpole ponds, as it turns out, could be a microscopic bellwether for this age of extinction.
Each year, high on Greenland’s glaciers, algae perform a remarkable migration. When they reach the surface, the algae turn black, dark green and crimson–colors that come from astaxanthin, a molecular cousin of the chemical that makes sweet potato orange.
The sentence that exemplifies personification in the excerpt is: “Each year, high on Greenland’s glaciers, algae perform a remarkable migration.”
Explanation: This sentence gives the algae human-like qualities by saying they “perform” a migration, suggesting intentionality or action typically associated with living beings. In reality, algae do not consciously perform actions like migration; they simply grow and move due to environmental factors. This use of personification helps convey the idea that their movement is significant and noteworthy.
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