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Literary Writing Style of J. K. Rowling

…a personification. Some other literary devices such as dialogues, punctuations, exclamations, supernatural elements and other devices make this personification striking and impactful. Harry heard the hat shout the last word…

10 Famous Free-Verse Poems

…the city. This is also a personification. This dual usage of literary devices has made it the best poem, the reason that it is ranked fourth in our ranking of…

10 Best Emily Dickinson Poems

…among Dickinson’s poems. The personification of Hope is unique in that Dickinson has presented it as a bird with feathers, singing an unstoppable tune that makes a person feel affable…

Act of Union

…world. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified countries throughout the poem such as “I am the tall kingdom over your shoulder” and…

Against Love

…to show how it cast distinct effect on human beings. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified love throughout the poem such as;…

Africa My Africa

…different. The poet has used the extended metaphor of troubles and miseries just to show how Africans strive for their rights. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate…

The Wound in Time

…things. Personification: The poet has used personifications such as of the earth, poetry, and seas as having life and emotions of their own. Symbolism: Symbolism is using symbols to signify…

The Silkworms

…implied comparison is made between the objects that are different. The poem shows the use of metaphors of silkworms to show the life cycle of man. Personification: The poet has…

Vultures

…an implied comparison is made between the objects that are different. The poem shows the use of metaphors of vulture or ogre to show rapacity and predation. Personification: The poem…

The Fish

…hung in strips/like ancient wallpaper.” Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified the fish throughout the poem. For example, “He didn’t fight” and…

An Africa Thunderstorm

…different in nature. The poet has used natural hazards as an extended metaphor just to show how they bring devastating changes to the earth. Personification: Personification is to give human…

The Hug

…as an extended metaphor just to show the intimacy between two lovers. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified sleep in the last…

The Great Storm

Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified the world saying that it roars. This shows the poet has blessed the world with emotions…

The Paradox

…attributes and its quality of satisfying a person are three major thematic strands of this poem. The poet made use of personification to illustrate the paradoxical nature of the concept,…

The Mountain Graveyard

…bee hums”. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet personified hill in the beginning of poem such as “I know a hill with a breast…

Everything Has Changed (Except Graves)

…whites come here/to clean and put flowers” and “A short distance away/stands a renovated Church.” Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified walls…

Cargo Hulks

…2002 in his collection There are Many Ways: New and Revised Poems. The unique quality of this poetic diction lies in the personifications the poet has used from his own…