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from story(Another dog)

Personification is when an author gives an animal or object qualities or abilities that only a human can have. In the text, the author says of the dog, “The more I looked at him, the more strongly did his personality impress me. The exceeding gravity of his demeanor!” This is an example of personification because the author is saying that a dog has a personality like a human. Analyze how the author uses personification to describe the dogs and their interactions. Identify at least two other quotes from the text that are examples of personification and explain what each example shows us about the dogs.

Answer 1

In the story "Another dog" two excerpts that show personification are "Do not tell me dogs cannot talk. I know better" and "For he did talk to him, and the conversation was just as plain to me".

What is "Another dog" about?

This short story focuses on a Saint Bernard dog and the way this dog reacts to people and another dog.

How does the author use personification?

The author provides the dog with some human features, two examples of this are:

• "Do not tell me dogs cannot talk. I know better"
• "For he did talk to him, and the conversation was just as plain to me".

What do these quotes show us about dogs?

These quotes show dogs are complex communicative animals; indeed, their communication is so complex that the author concludes dogs "talk".

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