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how does emily dickerson use personification in"heart! we will forget him!"

 

asia s #237299
May 12, 2012 7:54 PM

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how does emily dickerson use personification in"heart! we will forget him!"

A.she speakes directly to her mind
B.she addresses the man she loves
C.she conducts a debate between her heart and her mind
D.she speaks to her heart as if it were another person

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Aslan
May 12, 2012 7:57 PM

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C

Heart, we will forget him!
You an I, tonight!
You may forget the warmth he gave,
I will forget the light.
 

Aslan
May 12, 2012 8:01 PM

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You know "D" works too but there seems to be a slight disagreement between the mind remembering him and the heart forgetting in the last two lines. That is why I went with C.
 

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