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AP English Literature and Composition Flashcards: Function Of Personification Fiction Drama

Study Function Of Personification Fiction Drama in AP English Literature and Composition with focused flashcards that help you recognize the idea, recall the key rule, and apply it in practice-style prompts.

QUESTION

Identify the figure of speech: "The wind whispered through the pines."

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ANSWER

Personification. Wind can't literally whisper; it's given human speech ability.

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In the following excerpt from an original drama, an adult son (Cal) returns to his father's barbershop after years away: FATHER: Sit. CAL: I'm not here for a haircut. FATHER: The chair doesn't care. It's been waiting with its mouth open. CAL: You kept it. FATHER: The mirror kept you. Every day it held your face up and asked where you went. CAL: That's— FATHER: Don't argue with glass. It remembers what you try to forget. CAL: You talk like this place is a witness. FATHER: It is. What is the primary function of the personification in the father's dialogue?
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