"Fame shall sound thy praise from sea to sea".
Can this be considered an example of personification?
Yes. Fame cannot make a sound, so a human or animal trait is ascribed to it.
Yes, "Fame shall sound thy praise from sea to sea" can be considered an example of personification. Personification is a figure of speech in which human qualities are attributed to non-human entities or things. In this case, fame is being given the human quality of being able to "sound thy praise," which is something that only humans are capable of doing.
Yes, the phrase "Fame shall sound thy praise from sea to sea" can be considered an example of personification. Personification is a figure of speech where human characteristics or qualities are attributed to inanimate objects or non-human entities.
In this case, "Fame" is given the human characteristic of being able to "sound thy praise," which implies that it can actively announce or proclaim someone's accomplishments or reputation. This personification adds a poetic element to the sentence by breathing life and agency into the abstract concept of fame.