Read "Evening" by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
"Evening"
The moon begins her stately ride
Across the summer sky;
The happy wavelets lash the shore,—
The tide is rising high.
Beneath some friendly blade of grass
The lazy beetle cowers;
The coffers of the air are filled
With offerings from the flowers.
And slowly buzzing o'er my head
A swallow wings her flight;
I hear the weary plowman sing
As falls the restful night.
You will write a short essay composed of two well-developed paragraphs.
Using Paul Dunbar's poem "Evening," identify examples of personification in the poem. Then clearly analyze and explain how personification
a. Creates meaning in the poem.
b. Develops mood and tone.