Each of the following lines from "Tonight I Can Write" contain examples of personification except
A. "the stars are blue and shiver in the distance."
B. "to hear the immense night, still more immense without her."
C. "my sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer."
D. "my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her."
A. "the stars are blue and shiver in the distance."
Personification is the attribution of human qualities to non-human things. In this case, the stars are being described as "blue" and "shivering," which are human emotions and actions, respectively. Therefore, option A is not an example of personification.
The correct answer is D. "my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her." This line does not contain personification. Personification is a literary device where non-human objects or abstract concepts are given human qualities or characteristics. Lines A, B, and C all contain personification because they give human-like qualities to the stars, the night, and the speaker's sight, respectively.
To determine which lines from "Tonight I Can Write" contain examples of personification, we need to understand what personification means. Personification is a figure of speech where human characteristics are given to non-human objects or ideas.
Let's analyze each line to see if it contains personification:
A. "the stars are blue and shiver in the distance."
In this line, the stars are being described as "shivering," which is a human characteristic. Therefore, line A contains personification.
B. "to hear the immense night, still more immense without her."
In this line, the night is being described as "immense," but this is not a human characteristic. It is a metaphor, not personification. Therefore, line B does not contain personification.
C. "my sight tries to find her as though to bring her closer."
In this line, the speaker's sight is being described as actively trying to find and bring someone closer. This is personification because sight is given human-like abilities. Therefore, line C contains personification.
D. "my soul is not satisfied that it has lost her."
In this line, the speaker's soul is described as feeling dissatisfaction. Although this describes a feeling, it is not necessarily a human characteristic. It is more of a metaphorical expression. Therefore, line D does not contain personification.
Based on this analysis, the lines that do NOT contain personification are B and D.