Question

What literary device is used when "Death" is given human qualities?

• A. Simile
• B. Metaphor
• C. Personification
• D. Hyperbole

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Personification

• Definition of Personification: Giving human qualities to non-human things.

• How Death is Personified in the Poem:

  • "He kindly stopped for me" – Death is portrayed as a courteous and patient companion.

  • "We slowly drove – He knew no haste" – Death is not rushed or forceful, but calm and deliberate.

  • "The Carriage held but just Ourselves – And Immortality" – Death is depicted as a guide leading the speaker to eternity.