…the structure lies in the use of literary devices such as the personification of Love and then alliteration of /s/ in the last line. When Love doth those sweet eyes…
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In Flanders Fields
…Personification is to accord human characteristics to inanimate objects. John has used personification in line four of the poem, “The larks, still bravely singing, fly”, as if the larks are…
A Visit from St. Nicholas
…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…
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…
Alone
…word or expression in the first part of some verses. For example, “as others” is repeated in the opening lines to show his intense loneliness. Personification: Personification is to give…
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,…
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…
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…
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:…
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…
Baa, Baa, Black Sheep
…and “Who lives down the lane”. Personification: Personification is to give human qualities to inanimate objects. For example, sheep is personified when it replies to the boy’s question as if…
A Noiseless Patient Spider
…Assonance: Assonance is the repetition of vowel sounds in the same line. For example, the sound of /o/ in “I mark’d where on a little promontory it stood isolated”. Personification:…
A Dream
…readers perceive things involving their five senses. For example, “I have dreamed of joy departed”, “While all the world were chiding” and “A lonely spirit guiding.” Personification: Personification is to…
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…
The Negro Speaks of Rivers
…culture before the slavery period. Personification: Personification means to give human attributes to inanimate objects. For example, the Mississippi River is personified, “I heard the singing of the Mississippi when…
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat
…the same line, such as the sound of /p/ and /l/ “O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love”. Personification: Personification is to attribute human qualities to inanimate things. Edward has…
Sonnet 151
…different in nature. The poet has used love as an extended metaphor to show how it makes people forget their spiritual values. Personification: Personification is to give humanistic qualities to…
When You Are Old
…same line. For example, the sound of /h/ in “And hid his face amid a crowd of stars”. Personification: Personification is to give human characteristics to inanimate objects. For example,…
