…so lively and quick” and /o/ sound in “On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and ” Personification: Personification is to attribute human characteristics to inanimate things. The poet has used…
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One Art
…opening of the last stanza, “Even losing you.” The speaker has used an ironic tone for her loss, that even losing her love was not hard to master. Personification: Personification…
Annabel Lee
…where he lives with his beloved, “In a kingdom by the sea” and “In her tomb by the sounding sea”. Personification: Personification is to give human characteristics to inanimate objects….
Ode on a Grecian Urn
…Personification is to give human attributes to animate or inanimate objects. He has used personifications at several places in the poem. He addresses the urn as “bride of quietness” and…
When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
…grains to language or literature, “Hold like rich garners the full ripened grain”. Personification: Personification is to give human characteristics to non-human things. The first example is seen in the…
The Raven
…a demon’s that is dreaming.” The poet here compares Raven’s eyes with fire and demon. Personification: Personification is a device that gives human attributes to non-living things or animals such…
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
…Americans or free people, while the caged bird is the metaphor of African Americans and their captivity in the social norms. Personification: Maya Angelou has used personification such as “sighing…
My Shadow
…to the head” and the sound of /i/ in “And I see him jump before me, when I jump into my bed.” Personification: Personification is to accord human attributes to…
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
…Personification: Jane Taylor has used a personification that means to show human quality for inanimate objects like a star. She has personified the star in the second last line of…
Distortion
…situation, or an image. They may use symbolism, satire, and personification to present distortion. For instance, in his novel Animal Farm, George Orwell uses personification and symbolism to distort stereotypes…
Hamlet Act-I, Scene-III Study Guide
…in a different sense. Personification Personification is a literary device in which a lifeless thing is given life and emotions, as if it is a person, such as: “Give thy…
She Walks in Beauty
…Trees” represents the dark hair of the lady that adds further to her beauty. Personification: Personification is to attribute human qualities to animals or inanimate objects. The poet has personified…
Death, Be Not Proud
…has used various literary devices to allow readers to try to find more interpretations. The analysis of some of the literary devices is given below. Personification: Personification means to attribute…
Sonnet 138
…make readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “Although she knows my days are past the best” and “Therefore I lie with her and she with me.” Personification:…
Semantic
…them. These features include personification, simile, imagery, metaphor, and allusion. For example, in William Blake’s poem Night, he uses all semantic features. The poet employs a simile to compare the…
Apostrophe
…an intentional absence of a subject being addressed, thereby calling attention to what is not there. Difference between Apostrophe and Personification Apostrophe and personifications are two different terms, but it…
A Prayer for My Daughter
…The poem is rich in literary devices such as symbolism, personification, paradox, sibilance, assonance, alliteration, and onomatopoeia. The line “murderous innocence of the sea” is an example of paradox. Sibilance…
I Love You
…and clarity. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to non-human things. For examples, lips are personified in the first line, “I love your lips when they’re wet with wine,…
Much Madness is Divinest Sense
…this poem to bring depth to her text. The analysis of some of the literary devices used in this poem is given below. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities…
Phenomenal Woman
…strength and poise. Personification: Maya has used personification which means to use emotions for inanimate objects. She has personified joy in the third stanza of the poem, where it is…
