In “Having it Out with Melancholy” by Jane Kenyon, she uses personification to show that emotions are a battle. My first point is that your emotions can make you feel a way you shouldn’t in a certain situation. “Made me sad-even the yellow Wooden beads that slid and spun Along a spindle on my crib.” This quote from the poem shows that even the happiest things can make you sad, yellow is a symbol for happiness, but Kenyon doesn’t feel that happiness. A second point is that your emotions will change or effect your usual behavior. “You taught me to exist without gratitude. You ruined my manners toward God”, and “I was already yours-the anti-urge,” are two lines that show her change in behavior and perception of the world. Her emotions made her
