Question

Which figures of speech appear in this excerpt from John Keats’s “Ode to Autumn”?

Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?
Sometimes whoever seeks abroad may find
Thee sitting careless on a granary floor,
Thy hair soft-lifted by the winnowing wind;

simile
personification
alliteration
allusion
apostrophe

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Answer 1

Answer: Personification is used in the first line "Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?". Here he is comparing autumn to a person hanging around outside the store. Apostrophe is also used. Alliteration is used in the statement "winnowing wind"

Answer 2

Personification is used in the first line "Who hath not seen thee oft amid thy store?". Here he is comparing autumn to a person hanging around outside the store. Apostrophe is also used. Alliteration is used in the statement "winnowing wind".