Literature in EnglishLiterary appreciation: unseen poetryJAMB

Read the poem below and answer the question. The Lagoon Fisherman (an AdmitMe poem) Before the cockerel clears its throat, Baba is pushing out his boat; the paddle dips, the water sighs, and mist lies heavy on his eyes. He casts his net, a widening moon, and sings a slow, unhurried tune; the fish, those silver whispers, run to meet the coming of the sun. His back is bent, his hands are old, his bones remember every cold; yet still each dawn he takes the oar: the sea is all he's living for.

In the poem, 'the water sighs' is an example of

An AdmitMe practice question, written for the JAMB syllabus. Not an official past question.