1. Read the following lines from "Tonight I Can Write" Write, for example, The night is starry and the stars are blue and shiver in the distance The night winds revolve in the sky and sings which of the following words used to personify the image of the stars? a)starry b)blue c)shiver d)sings 2. in "Tonight I Can Write" poet personifies each of the following expect a)the sky b)the heart c)the soul d)the voice 3.Which of the following lines from "Tonight I Can Write" best conveys the speakers sense of anguish a) Tonight I Can Write the saddest lines"
b)through nights like this I held her in my arms c)she loved me, sometimes I loved her too d)love is so short, forgetting is so long
What do you think is the meaning of personify?
isn't it representing a quality or concept?
A non-living object can be personified when the writer assigns living qualities to it
which word do you think a non-living object cannot do but is assigned to the star here
starry?
nope starry is being used for the sky...............the sky is starry
what is written abt the stars?
they are blue and shiver in the distance?
yeah ............do you think stars really shiver?
Shiver is used to tell about the twinkling of stars
A person shivers when he is cold or is in fear
So whats the answer?
is the answer D?
of course not! what was I talking abt here
I was talking abt shivering..............stars really don't shiver - they twinkle
I put b last time and got it wrong. and if a isn't the answer there its only c left
but the writer says stars SHIVER to make the stars appear as living
you are not understanding the concept
so the answer is Shiver because it is making the stars a living thing?
look like living things
normally you don't talk abt non-living things shivering
oh ok so can you help me with the other 2 questions?
I don't have the full poem
k i got it
anything in the poem said abt sky?
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