…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:…
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O Captain! My Captain!
…ship is nearing the port represents the timeline of the Civil War. The third metaphor, “ship” represents the United States that has undergone the Civil War. Personification: Whitman has used…
America
…in America.” Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet has personified America throughout the poem such as “Although she feeds me bread of bitterness,” and…
Old Ironsides
…harpies of the shore shall pluck”. Personification: Personification is to give human characteristics to inanimate objects. For example, “And many an eye has danced to see” as if the eyes…
I Being Born A Woman And Distressed
…implied comparison is made between objects that are different in nature. The poet used the metaphor of fume for his lust. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate…
The Man with the Saxophone
…the city that is sleeping. Another metaphor is of a bird that she considers herself. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the personification…
Song of Solomon Chapter 4
…and enhancing the sensory experience. Personification: It gives human characteristics to non-human entities. For example, line 6 “Until the day breaks and the shadows flee…” (line 6) shows the personification…
Ode To Psyche
…comparison is made between objects different in nature. The poet used the metaphor of vision for Psyche and star for Vesper. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate…
On The Grasshopper and Cricket
…the lead” and “He rests at ease beneath some pleasant weed.” Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the personification of frost, showing it…
Shooting Stars
…to stars creating a sense of importance. Personification: It is the attribution of human characteristics or qualities to non-human things. For example, “the world / turns in its sleep” (Line…
The Cry of The Children
…for the children’s suffering, emphasizing the death-like quality of their lives. Personification: The personification of the “man’s grief” in stanza three (line 27) emphasizes the overwhelming and oppressive nature of…
On the Ning Nang Nong
…/ Where the Cows go Bong” (lines 1-2) shows the use of paradox intended to create a sense of absurdity and playfulness. Personification: It is the attribution of human qualities…
Let America Be America Again
…desire for America to live up to its ideals. Personification: It is an attribution of human qualities to non-human entities. For example, the line “Except the dream that’s almost dead…
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
…and flats.” Personification: It is the attribution of human qualities to non-human entities. An example of personification can be found in line 47: “Anything like the sound of a rat…
Sonnet 90
…the metaphor a “windy night.” Personification: It is the attribution of human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts. For example, “Join with the spite of fortune, make me bow”…
Harvest at Mynachlog
…the fence. We bury our wounds.” Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet personified the sun in “The sun roar like a rush of grain.”…
2 Chronicles 7:14
…and turning away from wickedness, and the consequences of God hearing, forgiving, and healing. This contrast highlights the cause-and-effect relationship between a believer and God. Personification – The phrase is…
Break of Day
…disease of love.” Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. The poet personifies the light in the second stanza of the poem, such as; “Light hath no…
A Blackbird Singing
…bird as an extended metaphor to show how even after ages, people mourn the tragedies they faced in the past. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects….
See It Through
…will not lead to a solution. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. For example, the ‘troubles’ are personified in the opening lines of the poem. “When…
