Summer gave us sweets, but autumn wrought division? ... Hardy uses the literary techniques of aporia, kennings, hendiadys, personification, and alliteration in "After a Journey-. ... Next, the term of personification is used when the speaker says "But all's closed now, despite Time's derision."" ... These are both examples of personification because personification is an attribution of personality to an impersonal thing, and neither time nor caves are human, and yet they are spoken about as if they are. ...

• Word Count: 2972
• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: High School