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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 5
Explanation and Analysis—Yellow Cat:
In Chapter 5, Joe Christmas sits alone against a tree with a magazine, seemingly after he has killed Joanna but before the manhunt for him begins. Faulkner uses personification and a simile to convey Christmas's strange mental state:
It seemed to him that as he sat there the yellow day contemplated him drowsily, like a prone and somnolent yellow cat.
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