Because of the vast number of stylistic choices an author must make, finding one’s style can prove problematic. When writing a piece, deciding the best device that will emphasize the message can provide the ultimate challenge for any writer, no matter their expertise. Langston Hughes, however, implemented the use of many devices in his piece, “Salvation” that made the memory as vivid and intense as the day it happened. Hughes implemented personification throughout his piece to amplify the impassioned, but overwhelming, tone of the church during the revival. Though personification may seem unnecessary to some readers, the use of personification in Hughes’ piece allowed for the reader to understand the magnitude of pressure Hughes felt in the
