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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
Key Examples in The Nightingale
Chapter 32
Explanation and Analysis—Paris, 1944:
To heighten and illustrate the highly dangerous conditions of Paris as the Nazis exerted full control over France in 1944, Hannah personifies the city itself in Chapter 32:
Isabelle stood on a busy Paris street corner, ready to cross, but before her ratty, wooden-soled shoe hit the cobblestone, a whistle shrieked. She backed into the shade of a flowering chestnut tree. These days, Paris was a woman screaming. Noise, noise, noise. Whistles blaring, shotguns firing, lorries rumbling, soldiers shouting. The tide of the war had shifted.
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