Function of Personification: Fiction/Drama Practice Test

In the following excerpt from an original drama, two friends (Imani and Brooke) sit in a hospital waiting room during a long night:

BROOKE: The doctor said “soon” an hour ago.

IMANI: Soon is a word that likes attention.

BROOKE: Don’t start.

IMANI: The vending machine keeps sighing every time someone walks past it. Like it’s offended we don’t want what it has.

BROOKE: You’re distracting yourself.

IMANI: The chairs are holding us up like they’re tired of our weight. And the hallway is swallowing footsteps so no one has to hear how scared we are.

BROOKE: I’m not scared.

IMANI: Then why is your voice shaking?

What is the primary function of the personification in Imani’s dialogue?

In the following excerpt from an original drama set on a city bus at night, a rider (Tess) speaks to the driver (Mr. Han) after missing her stop:

TESS: I didn’t see it. I swear.

MR. HAN: The stops don’t move.

TESS: Tonight they did. The streetlights kept blinking like they were warning me.

MR. HAN: You’re tired.

TESS: The windows turned their backs. I couldn’t find myself in them.

MR. HAN: You can get off at the depot.

TESS: The bus is humming at me like it knows I’m the last one left.

What is the primary function of the personification in Tess’s dialogue?