Personification

In chapter 7 of “Dracula,” Stoker uses tone and personification to emphasise the contrast between the calm and the storm, indicating problems for the town of Whitby. Before the storm, Whitby is portrayed as a quaint seaside town. Thought the weather is “somewhat sultry” (83), the waves continue to “gently roll” (84) and the sunset taking place is said to be “so very beautiful” (84). Stoker establishes a peaceful setting that is portrayed as the norm in Whitby. Furthermore, the light tone leads…

several times. He mentions, “…the night terrors that brought on the cockroaches and their quick hairy legs.” (36). Whenever Mitchell began to think about the constant fears he would feel these cockroaches crawling up the walls of his stomach. The personification of the cockroaches shows us to what drastic extent Mitchell was concerned about these scenarios. He was reminding himself daily of all possibilities that could harm him, however, his fear diminished a bit towards the end of the novel. As…

While the lover foolishly believes that his love can outlast time, the clocks scorn the lover, knowing that time will eventually conquer all. In the poem, the use of personification builds the two different attitudes of the clocks and the lover. When Auden writes of the lover, the personification adds joyful and strong emotion to the conversation the lovers are having. The lover says “the river jumps over the mountain / And the salmon sing in the street,”which personifies the river and the…

Jonathan Edwards uses stylistic devices such as similes and personification in "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" to persuade his audience. Edwards uses stylistic device to get his message across and to change the mindset of the people he was giving his speech to. Jonathan Edwards implements similes in his speech to give a stronger sense of what is going on. For example he states "The wrath of God is like great waters that are dammed for the present...". Here Edwards explains god's wrath…

In the first ode of the play Antigone by Sophocles, the unique qualities of human nature are expressed through literary devices. These devices include: extended metaphor, simile and personification. The use of metaphor shows intellect and ingenuity, the use of simile shows intellect, and the use of personification shows skill. All of which culminate together to show the ways that humankind is different from other living organisms. Firstly, an extended metaphor is used within the ode, this…

reader is left with a new outlook on love and nature, making it one of the best poems. There are three different devices that were used. They are personification combined with imagery, rhyme and form, and lastly, symbolism. Personification and imagery unite to appeal to one’s sense of sight along with imagination. To begin with, the poet uses personification to describe the period before sunrise: “The dawn is smiling on the dew that covers” (1). In a figurative sense, this means that spring is…

talks about never giving up no matter how low, lost or hurt you feel. I believe "Fight Song" is more compelling than "I Wanna Be Yours" according to the use of personification, metaphors, and Anaphora. To begin with, personification in "Fight Song" surpassed the personification in " I Wanna Be Yours." Rachel Platten used personification when she said " I'm chasing sleep "where she give sleep a human attribute. This is effective because sleep is not a real person that you can chase. To "chase"…

Poe uses symbolism, personification, and imagery to express the emotions the narrator is feeling. There is no said reason why Poe wrote “Annabel Lee” but his words moved and touched many people. Edgar Allen Poe uses many symbols to explain what happened to the characters in the poem. Just like stanza 3, “So that her highborn kingsmen came and bore her away from me” Poe uses the chilling winds to symbolize the death of Annabel Lee; the winds chilling Annabel’s…

Personification is when human characteristic are given to non- human objects. One of the examples of personification is when the servant boy tells the three men about their dead friend. He says "There came a privy thief, they call him Death,....He speared him through the heart." (Chaucer, ll, 67-69) Another…

In my poem I use personification to show how affected the girl is by others. “They pour poison in her roots so she can’t grow” (line 9 Hollen). I use personification to show the negativity of others obliterating her self-esteem. When I say they pour poison in her roots, it shows how their judgement shuts her down mentally. The use of personification in this poem helps the reader to understand how the girl is being brought down by her peers’ words. The personification in this poem is important…