Previous
Pathos
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
Key Examples in Cymbeline
Act 3, Scene 2
Explanation and Analysis—Damned Paper:
Pisanio reads a letter sent to him from his former master, Posthumus, which requests his assistance in murdering Imogen, whom Posthumus falsely believes has conducted an affair with Iachimo. Outraged by the contents of the letter, Pisanio reads part of it aloud and then personifies the letter as a traitor:
Do ’t! The letter
That I have sent her, by her own command
Shall give thee opportunity.O damned paper,
Black as the ink that’s on thee! Senseless bauble,
Art thou a fedary for this act, and look’st
So virginlike without? Lo, here she comes.
