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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—The Invisible Seeds:
To explain the threatening baobabs and the havoc they are creating on his planet, the little prince teaches the pilot about bad seeds and good seeds using personification:
But the seeds are invisible. They sleep in the secrecy of the ground until one of them decides to wake up. Then it stretches and begins to sprout, quite timidly at first, a charming, harmless little twig reaching toward the sun.
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Chapter 25
Explanation and Analysis—The Singing Well :
When the little prince and the narrator finally find the well, they heave until the pulley releases freshwater. With personification, the story describes the disuse of the old well and therefore the wonder of its exercise:
Unlock with LitCharts A+And the pulley groaned the way an old weather vane groans when the wind has been asleep a long time.
"Hear that?" said the little prince. "We've awakened this well and it's singing."
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