ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

JOHN KEATS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is personified in the line “When I behold, upon the night’s starred face”
A
the stars
B
the night
C
the face
D
the beholder
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -At night, he glances at the night’s starred face. It is an image in the form of a personification. The night is presented as a person with a face covered with stars.

Detailed explanation-2: -Personification: One of the main literary devices Keats uses in “Bright Star!” is personification, a device he uses in many of his poems. The speaker, gazing upon the natural world, sees human qualities in the both the North Star above and the water below.

Detailed explanation-3: -Autumn is personified as a woman whose union with the male sun sets the ripening process in motion: “Close bosom-friend of the maturing sun; / Conspiring with him how to load and bless/ With fruit the vines that round the thatch-eves run.”

Detailed explanation-4: -In the incredible ode, “To Autumn”, John Keats uses the literary devices duality and personification to capture the audience’s attention. He talks about the differences in autumn and it becomes clear that no matter the scale of revolt, or whatever happens, the cycle of life will continue endlessly.

Detailed explanation-5: -The use of personification in line 5 of “the night’s starred face” means what? It allows the speaker to interact with the starry face like he would a person.

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