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Personification is a literary device where non-human objects or abstract ideas are given human characteristics, emotions, or behaviors. This means giving human qualities to things that are not human.

A. "I never would have trusted him if I had known he'd turn out to be a Judas." - This is an allusion (reference to biblical figure Judas who betrayed Jesus) - Does not involve giving human qualities to non-human things - NOT an example of personification B. "He started by eating all of the lobster in Maine and then washed it down with a bathtub-sized glass of soda." - Describes human eating behavior - No non-human object is given human characteristics - NOT an example of personification C. "That old apron told hundreds of stories; it spoke of family dinners and long days in front of a stove." - The apron is given human abilities: "told stories" and "spoke" - Inanimate object (apron) is described as having human communication skills - THIS IS an example of personification D. "We all laughed as Maggie stood there turning redder than a ripe tomato." - A simile comparing Maggie's redness to a tomato - No non-human object is given human characteristics - NOT an example of personification