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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 White Tiger
Chapter 6: The Sixth Morning
Explanation and Analysis—The City Knew This:
Driving Ashok back after his master’s affair in Chapter 6, Balram is distraught. The minister’s assistant has corrupted his master by hiring the blond prostitute, Delhi’s poor continue to suffer, and he feels trapped by his own station in life. For a moment, he smolders with indignation:
My heart was bitter that night. The city knew this—and under the dim orange glow cast everywhere by the weak streetlamps, she was bitter.
Speak to me of civil war, I told Delhi.
I will, she said.
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