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Definition of Personification
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the sentence, "The rain poured down on the wedding guests, indifferent... read full definition
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the sentence, "The rain poured down... read full definition
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the... read full definition
Chapter 13
Explanation and Analysis—Plant Language:
In Chapter 13, Kimmerer describes the teachings of the Three Sisters, corn, beans, and squash. She personifies these plants and uses a metaphor comparing the food they produce to a language for teaching:
[P]lants speak in a tongue that every breathing thing can understand. Plants teach in a universal language: food.
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Chapter 21
Explanation and Analysis—Nature Remembered:
In Chapter 21, Kimmerer describes restoration efforts at Cascade Head, where the fishing and farming industries have damaged the ecosystem. She uses personification to describe what happens when humans reinvest care into the land:
Unlock with LitCharts A+When the dikes and dams were removed, the land did remember how to be a salt marsh. Water remembered how it was supposed to distribute itself through tiny drainage channels in the sediment. Insects remembered where they were supposed to lay their eggs.
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