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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
Act 4, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—Time as Chorus:
In Act 4, Scene 1, Time is personified as the Chorus and addresses the audience directly in a monologue that summarizes the events that took place during the 16 years that elapsed between the end of Act 3 and the beginning of Act 4. This personification of time allows the play to make a smooth transition from one time period in the play to the next. Indeed, Time asks the audience to suspend their disbelief about the idea that such a long period of time can pass onstage: "Impute it not a crime / To me or my swift passage that I slide / O’er sixteen years, and leave the growth untried / Of that wide gap."
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