is "open, unlidded eye of golden day!" a use of personification, metaphor, or neither?
http://www.imschools.org/cms/Units/Poetry/personif.htm
i already went to that website. i thought that it showed personification because day cannot open like an eye. but i wasn't sure if that was correct
Yes. It's personification.
To determine if the phrase "open, unlidded eye of golden day!" is a use of personification, metaphor, or neither, let's break it down:
1. Personification: Personification is a figure of speech in which human attributes are given to something non-human. In this case, the phrase does not attribute human qualities or actions to something non-human, so it is not personification.
2. Metaphor: Metaphor is a figure of speech that makes a comparison between two unrelated things without using "like" or "as". In this case, the phrase comparing the "eye of golden day" to something specific is not clear. Without further context, it is difficult to determine what is being compared, so it may not be a metaphor.
Therefore, based solely on the phrase "open, unlidded eye of golden day!", it does not appear to be an example of personification or metaphor. However, remember that poetry and literature often employ various literary devices, so the meaning and interpretation of this phrase may change depending on the context it is used in.