Explains the Effect of the
Personification of Death
Does Not Explain the Effect of the
Personification of Death
The speaker is able to talk to death
direct which allows him to make a
philosophical argument about the
power of death.
Death is presented as a person in order to help readers understand that dying is an
immediate risk if they make dangerous choices.
The speaker creates a connection between a general figure of death and the
tragedies of his past, which allows him to tell his personal history.
