I wasn't going to let my fear stop me from doing something that I really wanted to do, so I took a deep breath and entered the try-out room. In front of the table was a music stand, and on it lay the piece of music that I would be asked to play. As I walked toward the music stand the notes on the page seemed to be dancing up and down the staff lines as if the music was already filling the room. I focused my eyes on the sheet music, lifted my trumpet slowly to my lips, took another deep breath, and started playing. Try to give at least two reasons.
Personification is the technique of giving human abilities to non-human objects.
Identify the personification in this passage. List at least five more things that might have happened once the playing had begun. Determine an ending to the story. Write a final paragraph. Try to include an example of personification.