Personification is "endowing inanimate objects or abstract ideas with life or human characteristics" (Kirszner 2058). In the poem "The Convergence of the Twain" the author's use of personification allows the reader to make a more fluid transition from the past to the present. A poets use of personification can create visual image or capture a feeling of empathy.
"Deep from human vanity, / And the Pride of Life that planned her, stilly couches she" (2-3). These lines from the beginning of "The Convergence of the Twain" exemplify the use of p
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