Can anyone identify an example of personification in the song “One Tin Soldier” by The Original Caste?
pirateteacher Teacher High School – 12th Grade Assistant Editor $(document).ready(function() { $(‘a.toggle_expert_titles’).click(function() { $(‘#show_expert_titles’).toggle(); return false; }); }); The line “Now the valley cried with anger, mount your horses, draw your sword!” offers personification because it gives the valley the human qualities of “crying.” Rate answer: $(‘#aScore-80409’).istars(setAnswerRating); Flag as inappropriate Posted by pirateteacher on Sunday March 1, 2009 at 9:42 PM kmieciakp Teacher High School – 12th Grade Another phrase that might be considered personification is “one tin soldier rides away”–for a soldier made of tin is not human. But that’s a stretch, because really “one tin soldier” refers to a human, a rebel metaphorically described by the tin, not so much to a metal toy. But wait . . . now that I think of it, that’s also not exactly true, for Billy Jack (drop head, raise fist), is toyed with.
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