In the poem below, the author uses personification to describe the sunflowers. Describe how the flowers are personified in the poem. What are they compared to? How does this description add meaning or emotion to the text?

Sunflowers
by Beverly McLoughland

They stand along the railroad tracks
wide-eyed,
stretching their long necks,
gazing into the distance—
like impatient travelers
waiting for the 3 o’clock train.