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examine examples of personification in the ballad "The owl and the Cat," How is personification used in the ballad?

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The Owl and the cat are personified as a couple who are eloping with little means. They set sail in a pea-green boat with 5 pounds to their name and used one shilling of that (Around a quarter) to purchase a ring to consummate their marriage because they had tarried for too long.

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