Question

Define the word “personification.” Provide an example from one of the following poems: “The Courage My Mother Had” by Edna St. Vincent Millay “Caged Bird” by Maya Angelou “The Bells” by Edgar Allan Poe

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Personification is the action of giving living characteristics to something that is not living. An example of personification can be found in "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" in the quote, "his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream." Personification is used because shadows cannot shout, this is a living quality being applied to a nonliving thing, a shadow. Alliteration is also used, because of the repetition of words that begin with "s."

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Answer 2

Giving personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.

In the poem, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, she uses personification. One example of personification can be found in the fifth stanza. In the quote, “his shadow shouts on a nightmare scream.”