Question

Feet seem to be saying:

We have come so far, it is over.

Which poetic technique do these lines from Plath’s poem “Edge” illustrate?

A. apostrophe
B. simile
C. allusion
D. personification

Answer 1

D). Personification.

Step-by-step explanation:

Personification is demonstrated as the figure of speech that approaches or proposes humanly characteristics/attributes to objects or animals and abstract ideas or notions, etc. It functions to bring life to these inanimate objects in order to relate and understand it more effectively and comprehensively.

In Sylvia Plath's poem "Edge" employs 'personification' in the given lines:

"Feet seem to be saying:

We have come so far, it is over."

Here, the 'feet' have been personified which is reflected through the words 'saying', 'we have... far' to offer a voice(human attribute) to the 'feet' in order to propose a specific effect in the poem. Thus, option D would be the correct answer to this question.

Answer 2

Answer: D. Personification.

Step-by-step explanation: personification is a figure of speech that consists in giving human characteristics to nonhuman objects. In the given lines from Plath's poem "Edge" we can see a clear example of personification, because he is saying that the feet (nonhuman objects) are saying "We have come so far, it is over" and as we know, speaking is a human characteristic, so the correct answer is option D.