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What is a personification and examples in english literature

 What is a personification and examples in English literature  What is personification? A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or abstraction is endowed with human qualities or abilities. Example: Let not Ambition mock their useful toil. Common personification examples in English literature 1.  The waves beside them danced. 2. Traffic slowed to a crawl. 3. My house is a friend who protect me. 4. The door protested as it opened slowly. 5. When i didnt make the team, my dream of being a star died. 6. The wildfire ran through the forest at an amazing speed. 7. The cactus saluted those who drove past. 8. Hail Pounded the houses and streets. 9. My flowers were begging for water. 10. Time flies and waits for no one. Personafication in Advertising 1. Carvel-it`s what happy tastes like carvel ice cream 2. The car that cares-kia 3. Unwarp a smile-Little Debbie snack cakes. 4. Goldfish- The snack that smiles back 5. Nothing huge like huggies-Huggies Diapers. Personaficatio...

Pun literary term definition and examples in literature

 Pun literary term definition and examples in literature  Pun literary term definition  A play on words,sometimes on different senses of the same word and sometimes on the similar sense or sound of different words. A pun is a joke that makes a play on words. A Pun, also called paronomasia,uses words that have several meaning or words that sound similar but have different meanings. Pun Examples in literature - Energize Bunny arrested--charged with battery - Peacocks are meticulous because they show attention to de tail. - A chicken crossing the road is poultry in motion. - The flock of doves decided to stage a coo. - Reading while sunbathing makes you well red. - Two peanuts walk into a bar, and one was a-sakted. - A pessimist`s blood type is always B negative. -The cartoon animator left imprisoned by his job. He could not free himself from his cel. - She had a photographic memory but never developed it. - The two pianists had a good marriage. They always were in a chord. ...

understatement in english literature example and quotes

Understatement in English literature example and  quotes  Understatement:  A figure of speech in which a writer or speaker deliberately makes a situation seem less important or serious than it is. Understatement is way of speaking which minimize the significance of something. When using understatement, a speaker or writer often employs restraint in describing the situation at hand and uses and expression with less emphasis or strength than would be expected.    One very famous example of understatement occurred during a plane crash in 1982. After all four engines of British Airways Flight 9 failed due to volcanic ash,the captain of the flight made the following announcement: " Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your captain speaking . we have a small problem. All four Engine have Stopped. We are doing our damnedest to get them going again. I trust you are not in too much distress." Understatement Example: 1. In mark Twain`s Huckleberry Fin,    ( Aunt sally)...