Interpret Figures of Speech and Allusions Practice Test

During group work, Maya read her poem aloud. When a classmate laughed, Maya looked down and said, “Her words were daggers,” even though no one was holding anything. What does the underlined metaphor mean in this context?

On the walk home, Eli listened to the storm. He wrote in his journal, “The wind whispered through the trees, telling me to hurry.” In this sentence, what does the underlined personification mean?