"I hear American siniging the varied carols I hear"

Question

"I hear American siniging the varied carols I hear"

Is this a) onomatopea
b) anaphora
c)Aliteration
d)Antithesis
E) Personification

I think it is personification because Americaa is not a person therefore it can't sing?

Answer 1

If you mean "I hear America singing...", then yes, it's personification.

Answer 2

What is the irony is this passage?

In that direction, my windows commanded an unobstructed view of a lofty brick wall, black by age and everlasting shade; which wall required no spy-glass to bring out its lurking beauties, but, for the benefit of all near-sighted spectators, was pushed up to within ten feet of my window panes.
I know that irony means opposite but I am not sure where the irony is.
Is it the wall is black but there is lurking beauties?

Answer 3

You are correct in thinking that it is personification. "I hear America singing the varied carols I hear" is a line from the poem "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman. In this line, America is personified as if it were a person capable of singing. Personification is a literary device where non-human things or abstract ideas are given human qualities or characteristics. In this case, America, a nation, is being portrayed as actively singing carols, which is a human-specific activity.