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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 8: Inspector Raglan Is Confident
Explanation and Analysis—Speaking Objects:
In Chapter 8, Poirot and Sheppard speak with suspects and look around Ackroyd's house. Poirot develops his ethos as a detective by personifying the furniture:
“If those walls could speak,” I murmured.
Poirot shook his head. “A tongue is not enough,” he said. “They would have to have also eyes and ears. But do not be too sure that these dead things”—he touched the top of the bookcase as he spoke—“are always dumb. To me they speak sometimes—chairs, tables—they have their message!”
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