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Answer the questions based on this example of personification: "The thorns grabbed at my shirt as I struggled past them."
What human qualities are given to the thorns in this sentence?
What does this example of personification literally mean?
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1) Human qualities given to the thorns
- The ability to grab or seize (an action usually done by hands).
- Intentionality or hostility — they seem to act on purpose and resist the speaker.
- Agency/mobility — they behave as if they can reach out and affect the speaker.
2) Literal meaning
- The thorns caught or snagged the speaker’s shirt as the speaker moved through the bushes. It does not mean the thorns literally have hands; “grabbed” is a figurative way of saying the thorns hooked onto the fabric and made passing through them difficult.
- The ability to grab or seize (an action usually done by hands).
- Intentionality or hostility — they seem to act on purpose and resist the speaker.
- Agency/mobility — they behave as if they can reach out and affect the speaker.
2) Literal meaning
- The thorns caught or snagged the speaker’s shirt as the speaker moved through the bushes. It does not mean the thorns literally have hands; “grabbed” is a figurative way of saying the thorns hooked onto the fabric and made passing through them difficult.
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