A personification Quote that shows it’s personaification XXI By Emily Dickinson He ate and drank the precious words, His spirit grew robust; He knew no more that he was poor, Nor that his frame was dust. He danced along the dingy days, And this bequest' of wings Was but a book. What liberty A loosened spirit brings!

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A personification Quote that shows it’s personaification
XXI
By Emily Dickinson
He ate and drank the precious words,
His spirit grew robust;
He knew no more that he was poor,
Nor that his frame was dust.
He danced along the dingy days,
And this bequest' of wings
Was but a book. What liberty
A loosened spirit brings!
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This quote by Emily Dickinson is an example of personification, as it gives human qualities to an inanimate object (the book) and describes it as providing "liberty" to a "loosened spirit".

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This quote by Emily Dickinson is an example of personification, as it gives human qualities to an inanimate object (the book) and describes it as...
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