Romantic Period LiveLesson Participation (Copy)

Question

LiveLesson 2/5 Exit Ticket: Give an example of personification from one of the poems we covered in class today and how it relates or creates an effect on the meaning in the poem.

Answer 1

One example of personification from the poems we covered in class today is in John Keats' "Ode to a Nightingale," where the nightingale is described as "Thou wast not born for death, immortal Bird!" This personification of the nightingale as immortal adds a sense of timelessness and eternal beauty to the bird's song, emphasizing the idea of escapism and transcendence found throughout the poem. The nightingale becomes a symbol of the speaker's longing for a world beyond mortality, enhancing the emotional depth of the poem.