Personification In A Noiseless Patient Spider

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A personification is when an object, idea, or animal receives human attributes. Both of these poems use personification to give meaning to these specific characters. In “A Noiseless Patient Spider” the author personifies the soul as if it is a person wandering around looking for a mate. In “Turtle” the author personifies the turtle as if it too is a person trying to get through a rough day. The personifications are important in these poems because they allow the readers to understand what the authors’ main points of the poems are. Even though both of these poems use personifications, they are still very different. In the first poem, “A Noiseless Patient Spider”, the author also uses nature to explain how the soul is wandering from oceans to