“and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the summer sky murmured its fierce soul”
This evidence shows how the historical setting of the early 20th century contributes to the effect of personification in the passage. During this time period, airplanes were a new and exciting technology, and the sound of an airplane flying overhead would have been a unique and unfamiliar experience for people. By describing the sound of the airplane as the "voice of the summer sky," the author personifies the airplane, giving it a human-like quality and highlighting its significance in the setting of the story. This adds to the overall effect of personification in the passage and connects it to the historical context of the early 20th century.
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"Kew Gardens, By Virginia Wolff"
Which evidence and explanation show how the historical setting contributes to the effect of personification in the passage?
“Thus one couple after another with much the same irregular and aimless movement passed the flower-bed and were enveloped in layer after layer of green blue vapour, in which at first their bodies had substance and a dash of colour, but later both substance and colour dissolved in the green-blue atmosphere.”
This expresses how the people move in the garden.
“Thus one couple after another with much the same irregular and aimless movement passed the flower-bed and were enveloped in layer after layer of green blue vapour, in which at first their bodies had substance and a dash of colour, but later both substance and colour dissolved in the green-blue atmosphere.” This expresses how the people move in the garden.
“So hot that even the thrush chose to hop, like a mechanical bird, in the shadow of the flowers, with long pauses between one movement and the next . . . .”
This shows a type of toy of the time period.
“So hot that even the thrush chose to hop, like a mechanical bird, in the shadow of the flowers, with long pauses between one movement and the next . . . .” This shows a type of toy of the time period.
“But there was no silence; all the time the motor omnibuses were turning their wheels and changing their gear; like a vast nest of Chinese boxes all of wrought steel turning ceaselessly one within another the city murmured;”
This shows how a bus of the time moved in the city.
“But there was no silence; all the time the motor omnibuses were turning their wheels and changing their gear; like a vast nest of Chinese boxes all of wrought steel turning ceaselessly one within another the city murmured;” This shows how a bus of the time moved in the city.
“and in the drone of the aeroplane the voice of the summer sky murmured its fierce soul”
This expresses the sound of a plane of that time period.
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