…Imagery (implied): “where late the sweet birds sang” (Line 4) evokes the memory of sound, highlighting its absence in the present desolation. Personification Personification gives human qualities to abstract concepts…
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When I Have Fears That I May Cease to Be
…chance,” where chance is given a physical, almost whimsical attribute, suggesting its unpredictable and powerful influence on life’s events. Personification: Giving Life to the Inanimate Keats frequently imbues inanimate objects…
The World is Too Much With Us
…majesty, creating a stark contrast. He describes the “Sea that bares her bosom to the moon,” using vivid personification to portray the ocean as a powerful, feminine entity openly displaying…
Death, Be Not Proud
…the human spirit. The Art of Personification: Confronting Death Directly The most striking literary device in the poem is its sustained personification of Death. From the very first line, “Death,…
The Raven
…suggesting a supernatural, malevolent presence and the narrator’s perception of the bird as a harbinger of evil. Personification: Attributing human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or animals. The raven’s…
I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud
…and hills, This comparison to a solitary cloud emphasizes the speaker’s detachment and aimlessness before the transformative encounter. Personification: This is perhaps the most dominant device in the poem, giving…
A Dream within a Dream
…quality of the poem, creating internal rhymes and a sense of cohesion. Personification: The use of personification, like assigning human qualities to “hope”—”Yet if hope has flown away“—adds emotional depth…
Invictus
…resistance to suffering. “In the fell clutch of circumstance” uses personification to depict fate or difficult situations as a predatory force, gripping the individual tightly. Despite this powerful grip, the…
My Mother
…amidst sorrow. Personification: McKay imbues inanimate objects and natural phenomena with human qualities. For example, “The trades come whispering from off the seas” gives the wind a gentle, communicative quality,…
To an Athlete Dying Young
…“The sill of shade” (stanza 6) is a metaphor for the threshold of death or the afterlife, suggesting a gentle transition into the unknown. Personification Personification gives human qualities to…
The Conqueror Worm
…These sounds contribute to the eerie, almost silent atmosphere of the theatre, broken only by the faint, dying music and the indistinct murmurs of the mimes. Personification The Conqueror Worm…
The Bridge Builder
…Dromgoole masterfully employs various literary and poetic devices to enhance the poem’s meaning, emotional impact, and memorability. Figurative Language: Symbolism, Metaphor, and Personification Symbolism: The poem is rich with symbolic…
Tulips
…to a “great African cat,” emphasizing their wild, predatory power. Personification: Giving Life to the Inanimate Plath masterfully uses personification to imbue the tulips with a menacing, almost sentient quality,…
She Walks in Beauty
…poem’s gentle tone. Personification: Subtle touches of personification are present, especially in the description of her inner qualities. For example, in the line “Where thoughts serenely sweet express,” thoughts, an…
Ozymandias
…overall sonic texture. Figurative Language: Personification and Metaphor Personification is subtly used when human characteristics are attributed to inanimate objects. The statue’s face is described with a “frown And wrinkled…
Annabel Lee
…destructive force, symbolizing the external, malevolent powers that intrude upon their perfect love and ultimately cause Annabel Lee’s death. It is an agent of the envious angels. Personification: Giving Life…
Faith Healing
…nature of suffering. Personification in “Faith Healing” Personification, giving human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract ideas, is strikingly used in the metaphor above: the rigid landscape weeps, By attributing…
Casey at the Bat
…the relentless force of ocean waves. Personification Personification attributes human qualities or actions to inanimate objects or abstract ideas. This device adds dynamism and emotional depth to the poem. So…
In Memoriam, [Ring out, wild bells]
…For instance, in the opening stanza, the phrase “frosty light” and “flying cloud” draws attention to the imagery and subtly echoes the chime-like quality of the bells. Personification: The poem…
Beauty
…beauty of dawn and sunset is as profound and moving as ancient melodies. Personification Masefield brings inanimate elements to life through personification. April is depicted as a gentle bringer of…