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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what are the two things being compared in the personification? "I stepped on the toe/ Of an unemployed hoe.It rose in offense/ And struck me a blow..."

OpenStudy (anonymous):

It is not as much being compared as being given feelings. Personification; "It rose in offense..." a hoe can not rise or feel offense, it is performing the actions and feeling the emotions of a human.

OpenStudy (31356):

Correct!

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