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What is the main difference between personification and apostrophe as described in the text?
What is the main difference between personification and apostrophe as described in the text?
- Personification gives life to plants and animals, while apostrophe gives life to inanimate objects.
- Personification is used to describe characters, while apostrophe is used to describe emotions.
- Personification gives human qualities to animals, objects, and ideas, while apostrophe has characters talking aloud to objects and ideas. (correct)
- Personification involves characters naming inanimate objects, while apostrophe involves giving inanimate objects a voice.
In which literary work does Death narrate the story, personifying death as a multifaceted character?
In which literary work does Death narrate the story, personifying death as a multifaceted character?
- 'Romeo and Juliet'
- The Pilgrim's Progress
- 'The Book Thief' (correct)
- 'Frankenstein'
Which character in 'Romeo and Juliet' uses apostrophe by addressing a dagger directly?
Which character in 'Romeo and Juliet' uses apostrophe by addressing a dagger directly?
- Juliet (correct)
- Tybalt
- Romeo
- Mercutio
What literary device is used when characters are given names that represent traits they embody?
What literary device is used when characters are given names that represent traits they embody?
'The Pilgrim's Progress' is mentioned in the text in the context of characters named Obstinate, Piety, Faithful, and Hopeful who represent different traits. What literary term describes this naming convention?
'The Pilgrim's Progress' is mentioned in the text in the context of characters named Obstinate, Piety, Faithful, and Hopeful who represent different traits. What literary term describes this naming convention?
'The Book Thief' is noted in the text as being narrated by Death itself. This narrative choice serves to:
'The Book Thief' is noted in the text as being narrated by Death itself. This narrative choice serves to:
'Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me...' exemplifies which literary device mentioned in the text?
'Oh! Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me...' exemplifies which literary device mentioned in the text?
'The Book Thief' narrated by Death is described as serving what purpose?
'The Book Thief' narrated by Death is described as serving what purpose?
What is personification?
What is personification?
In the provided text, Emily Dickinson's mention of 'bashful flowers' and 'blushing birds' is an example of:
In the provided text, Emily Dickinson's mention of 'bashful flowers' and 'blushing birds' is an example of:
How does the text describe the use of personification in 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
How does the text describe the use of personification in 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Which statement best explains why personification is used in literature?
Which statement best explains why personification is used in literature?
What does the text imply about the use of personification in everyday speech?
What does the text imply about the use of personification in everyday speech?
'Only in literature (and Disney cartoons) are flowers bashful and birds blushing' - This statement implies that personification:
'Only in literature (and Disney cartoons) are flowers bashful and birds blushing' - This statement implies that personification:
'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow contains personification used as a poetic device.' - What does this suggest about the poem?
'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow contains personification used as a poetic device.' - What does this suggest about the poem?
In the context of the text, what does the line 'And shadows tremble so?' exemplify?
In the context of the text, what does the line 'And shadows tremble so?' exemplify?
How does the text suggest that personification is not limited to literary works?
How does the text suggest that personification is not limited to literary works?
What function does personification serve in 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
What function does personification serve in 'Paul Revere's Ride' by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow?
Which of the following best defines personification based on the text?
Which of the following best defines personification based on the text?
How does the text describe the use of personification in everyday speech?
How does the text describe the use of personification in everyday speech?
Which literary device does Emily Dickinson primarily use in the lines 'Where bashful flowers blow'?
Which literary device does Emily Dickinson primarily use in the lines 'Where bashful flowers blow'?
What distinguishes personification from apostrophe as explained in the text?
What distinguishes personification from apostrophe as explained in the text?
In 'The Pilgrim's Progress', characters like Obstinate, Piety, Faithful, and Hopeful are named after traits they embody. This naming convention is an example of what literary device?
In 'The Pilgrim's Progress', characters like Obstinate, Piety, Faithful, and Hopeful are named after traits they embody. This naming convention is an example of what literary device?
The narrator in 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley addresses 'stars and clouds and winds' as if they were characters listening to her. This is an example of:
The narrator in 'Frankenstein' by Mary Shelley addresses 'stars and clouds and winds' as if they were characters listening to her. This is an example of:
What purpose does the narrator's identification as Death serve in Markus Zusak's 'The Book Thief'?
What purpose does the narrator's identification as Death serve in Markus Zusak's 'The Book Thief'?
'Oh happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.' Who in 'Romeo and Juliet' uses this form of addressing an object directly?
'Oh happy dagger! This is thy sheath; there rust, and let me die.' Who in 'Romeo and Juliet' uses this form of addressing an object directly?
'Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me...' exemplifies which literary device mentioned in the text?
'Stars and clouds and winds, ye are all about to mock me...' exemplifies which literary device mentioned in the text?
