identify one example of personification from dorothy aldis s poem snow and knikki giovannis poem the world is not a pleasant place to be
Here's an explanation about personification.
http://www.imschools.org/cms/Units/Poetry/personif.htm
Now, read this poem. What example of personification do you see?
"SNOW
The fenceposts wear marshmallow hats
On a snowy day;
Bushes in their night gowns
Are kneeling down to pray—
And all the trees have silver skirts
And want to dance away."
Snowy
The bit about bushes in their night gowns kneeling down to pray,
To identify examples of personification in Dorothy Aldis's poem "Snow" and Nikki Giovanni's poem "The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be," we will need to analyze the poems and look for instances where human qualities are attributed to non-human things. Let's start with Dorothy Aldis's poem:
In Dorothy Aldis's poem "Snow," a possible example of personification is:
"The snow came down like feathers,
Whirling, fluttering, playing.
And on the ground, it made a quilt,
Its feathery softness laying."
In these lines, snow is compared to feathers, and it is described as whirling, fluttering, and playing. By attributing these actions and characteristics to the snow, Aldis personifies it by giving it human-like qualities.
Now, let's move on to Nikki Giovanni's poem "The World Is Not a Pleasant Place to Be." Here's a potential example of personification:
"The world is not a pleasant place to be
Without someone to hold and be held by."
In these lines, the world is portrayed as a place that lacks pleasantness without someone to hold or be held by. By assigning the idea of pleasantness (a human emotion) to the world, Giovanni personifies it, suggesting that it has the ability to experience feelings.
Remember, poetry is subjective, and different readers may interpret certain lines differently. However, by analyzing the poems and looking for instances where non-human objects or ideas are given human qualities or actions, we can identify potential examples of personification.