Personify

Elara lived in a house that didn't just stand; it breathed . The old Victorian when she woke, its timber joints stretching with the morning light. In the kitchen, the sunlight danced across the floorboards, trying to wake up the dusty corner where a forgotten teacup lay.

"Groaned," "stretching" (acting like an old, waking person). personify

(e.g., a phone or car with a attitude)?