Thursday, October 6, 2011

Personification

"As after sunset fadeth in the west, which by and by black night doth take away"

In the poem "That time of year" by William Shakespeare, night is personified. It takes away the light when the sun fades in the west in the evening. Also, there are three main images presented in the poem through quatrains. The first image is day, and it is presented by descriptions of bright leaves. The second image is evening, and it is presented by the sunset. The third image is night, and it is presented by the personification above. In this poem, a lover is being addressed. The speaker is saying that no matter what happens, he will always love his soulmate.

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