Washington longed to retire to his fields at mount vernon. but he soon realized that the nation under its articles of confederation was not functioning well, so he became a prime mover in the steps leading to the constitutional convention at philadelphia in 1787. when the new constitution was ratified, the electoral college unanimously elected washington president.

Well what are the options

The answer is actually b. explanation: lines that signify human-like characteristics: “a half a dozen kissed the eves”raindrops don’t usually ‘kiss’ anything, as it is a human action. lines that signify playfulness: “and made the gables laugh” a gable is the part of a wall that encloses a pitched roof, so it is certainly not living and cannot really laugh. this is a human characteristic and signifies playfulness.