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Sonnet 33

…great people or great figures. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet has used the personification of the sun that shows the emotions, patience, and…

Eldorado

…are different in nature. The poet used the metaphor of a journey for a person’s quest for riches or utopia. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects….

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…

Oread

…poet used the metaphor of the sea, showing that it could be a man. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the personification of…

The Wildflower’s Song

…flower, night, and morning to show the human world of happiness and scorn. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the personification of the…

Blizzard

…such as the hours, comparing them to birds and trees to men that look the solitude. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the…

The Trees Are Down

…swish, and crash. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet used the personification of rain due to its being quiet rain, as if it has…

To Toussaint Louverture

…which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature. The poet used the metaphor of a dungeon showing it as a man having no hearing power. Personification: It…

Yet Do I Marvel

…comparison is made between objects that are different. The poet used the metaphor flesh as a human being. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The poet…

The Old Pond

…make readers perceive things involving their five senses. Matsuo Basho used imagery in this poem, such as “The old pond–”, “a frog jumps in” and “sound of water.” Personification: It…

The Send Off

…comparison is made between objects. The poet used the simile of wrongs to show the condition of the soldiers. Personification: It means to attribute human emotions to inanimate objects. The…

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

Sonnet 123

…a figure of speech in which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature. The poet used the metaphors of pyramids and scythe. Personification: It means to attribute…

Sonnet 125

…in which an implied comparison is made between objects different in nature. The poet used the metaphor of “great bases for eternity” to refer to achievements to last forever. Personification:…

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…

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…

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…