492 search results for "personification"

Trope

…the meanings and understanding of trope, it has been classified into several types. Some of its types include, irony, hyperbole, metaphor, allegory, litotes, pun, personification, simile, metonymy, and synecdoche. Here…

Connotation

…by using figures of speech like metaphor, simile, symbolism, and personification. Had writers contented themselves with only the literal meanings, there would have been no way to compare abstract ideas…

Bildungsroman

…was a personification of hypocrisy. Tom falls in love with Sophia Western, but the relationship is opposed by her father, on the basis that Tom is a “bastard.” After this…

The Glass Menagerie

…within the play but still, it has a dialogue form. Personification: The play shows examples of personifications as given below, i. A fragile, unearthly prettiness has come out in Laura:…

Willy-nilly

…The phrase has been used as a repetition as well as a metaphor and personification to signify so many things. Example #3 Willy Nilly by Mungo Tatton-Brown “Willing or unwilling….

Things Fall Apart

…the tribal beliefs. Motif: The most important motifs of the novel are chi, animal images, fire, locusts, and yams. Personification: The novel shows the use of personifications at several places….

Jane Eyre

…first-person point of view, who is Jane herself. The novel starts with her as a child and ends when she finally settles down with Mr. Rochester. Personification: The novel shows…

Little Women

…in both of these examples shows the use of parallelism in that the conjoining phrases are equal in the word count. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications as given…

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

…are crime, trading, and the circus. Narrator: The novel is narrated from a third-person point of view, who happens to be the author, Mark Twain. Personification: The novel shows examples…

The Autobiography of Malcolm X

…is trying to evoke the emotions of his readers, showing situations that require compassion and thoughtfulness. Personification: The autobiography shows examples of personifications as given below, i. My shine rag…

Fahrenheit 451

…who happens to Ray Bradbury, the author himself. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications such as, i. He felt his smile slide away, melt, fold over, and down on…

The Hound of the Baskervilles

…Narrator: The novel, The Hound of the Baskervilles, is narrated by Dr. Watson in the first person point of view. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications such as, i….

Robinson Crusoe

…protagonist, Robinson Crusoe. The novel starts when he starts his narrative of navigating the seas and ends when he returns home after long voyages. Personification: The novel shows examples of…

The Handmaid’s Tale

…Offred (first-person point of view), who is also the protagonist. The novel starts with her and ends with her experiences and journey. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications such…

Gulliver’s Travels

…Narrator: Gulliver’s Travels is narrated from the first person point of view, who happens to be Gulliver. Personification: The book shows examples of personifications such as, i. The Emperor, and…

Brave New World

…point of view, which is the author himself. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications such as, John began to understand. “Eternity was in our lips and eyes,” he murmured….

The Jungle

…motifs of the novel, The Jungle, are weathers, power, family, corruption, and traditions. Narrator: The novel is narrated in the third-person point of view, who is the author. Personification: The…

Winter Morning

…snow men. Personification: The poet has shown the use of the weather as if it has life and emotions of its own and can change things according to its will….

The Diary of a Young Girl

…is a journal, narrated in the first-person point of view and written by Anne Frank. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications. For example, “Paper has more patience than people.”…

The Call of the Wild

…parallelism such as adjectives in the first and then participles in the second. Personification: The novel shows examples of personifications as given below, i. It stood back from the road,…