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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 2. Silent Spring
Explanation and Analysis—From Nature's Perspective:
At the beginning of Chapter 2, the narrator describes the paradigm shift Ye Wenjie contends with after reading Rachel Carson's famous environmental advocacy book, Silent Spring. Ye contemplates this book while working to deforest a mountainside, noting that Carson's book helped shift her perspective on Nature as an entity. Ye and the narrator both use personification to discuss Nature in this context:
The use of pesticides had seemed to Ye just a normal, proper — or, at least, neutral — act, but Carson’s book allowed Ye to see that, from Nature’s perspective, their use was indistinguishable from the Cultural Revolution, and equally destructive to our world.
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