Monday, July 11, 2011

Where is personification in Poe's poem "Evening Star"?

Alright, here is a classic example of someone referring to the moon almost as a lover. And if you know something about Poe's life he had instances where I believe, I'm not sure, that he loved another woman while he was still married? I'm not sure so don't hold me to it. But anyways back to the point, he was saying that the "moon" was attractive and he in a sense loved her, he is talking about a woman here not really the moon, but she didn't love him back. He refers to her, the "moon", as cold. So he decided to look away onto another, the "proud evening star". And decided to forget about the first women he loved. I hope that answered your question, or helped you get closer to the answer you want.

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