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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

“The Tide Rises, The Tide Falls”

The tide rises, the tide falls,
The twilight darkens, the curlew calls;
Along the sea-sands damp and brown
The traveler hastens toward the town,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands
Efface the footprints in the sands,
And the tide rises, the tide falls.
The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls
Stamp and neigh, as the hostler calls;
The day returns, but nevermore
Returns the traveler to the shore.
And the tide rises, the tide falls.

2006-11-13 02:58:22 · 2 answers · asked by Jen 1 in Arts & Humanities Books & Authors

2 answers

This section here:

"Darkness settles on roofs and walls,
But the sea, the sea in darkness calls;
The little waves, with their soft, white hands
Efface the footprints in the sands,"

Personification is giving human attributes to animals or inanimate objects.
So
1. darkenss settles 2. the sea in darkness calls;
3. The little waves, with their soft hands, efface the footprints in the sands
are all personification

Also, "the morning breaks" and "the day returns" are also personification

2006-11-13 03:09:48 · answer #1 · answered by johnslat 7 · 0 0

1. the sea calls. . .seas do not have voices, but people do
2. little wave/ssoft hands . . . waves do not have hands !!

therefore these two things are personification: making a person out of a thing.

2006-11-13 11:58:08 · answer #2 · answered by thisbrit 7 · 0 0

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