Asked by Jean

My apple trees will never get across.
Which figure of speech is this??
Answered by Writeacher
No idea. Where does this come from?
Answered by Jean
Is it metaphor or personification?
Answered by Writeacher
That all depends on what you mean by "get across."

"...will never get across <u> (what?) </u> "
Answered by Jean
It's a sentence from a poem
Answered by Writeacher
Title? Author?

And are those your only choices?
Answered by Jean
Mending wall by Robert Frost
Answered by Writeacher
It helps (even with a poem) to include the WHOLE sentence!

<i>My apple trees will never get across
And eat the cones under his pines, I tell him.</i>

Now it should be clearer.

If it's comparing two things, it's a megaphor.
If it's giving human characteristics to non-human things, then it's personification.
Answered by Jean
Then above sentence is personification?
Answered by Writeacher
Right.

Use this link for explanations and examples when you need:
http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/lit_terms/
Answered by Jean
K tq a lot
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