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Elena L [17]
2 years ago
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Define the word “personification.” Provide an example from one of the following poems:

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1 answer:
jok3333 [9.3K]2 years ago
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Answer:

A personification is a literary element used to give human attributes to non-human things. In "A Caged Bird" Maya Angelou writes, "The free bird thinks of another breeze  and the trade winds soft through the sighing trees". Winds don't sigh actually, but a personification gives it the human ability to sigh.

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