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When in a line of a poem human characteristics are given to something non human, the figure of Speech used is Personification. For example: humming trees, running river, smiling flowers. - English (Second/Third Language)

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When in a line of a poem human characteristics are given to something non human, the figure of Speech used is Personification.

For example: humming trees, running river, smiling flowers.

Find the examples of Personification from the poem. 

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Solution

Here are examples of Personification from the poem:

  1. "They hum a drowsy lullaby" 
  2. "They are the first when day's begun to touch the beams of morning sun" 
  3. "They are the last to hold the light, when evening changes into night"
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Chapter 1.3: Trees are the Kindest Things I Know - English Workshop [Page 41]

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Chapter 1.3 Trees are the Kindest Things I Know
English Workshop | Q 3. | Page 41
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