In the poem, "The Weary Blues", by Langston Hughes, in the excerpt, He made that poor piano moan with melody, personification has been used to compare the piano with human emotions.
Personification is a figure of speech which is used to compare an object to the humanly attributes to connect the readers with that object emotionally and catch their attention to understand the emotions of that object.
In the poem the poet has compared piano with the human emotions by saying that the poor piano is moaning with melody, which is the use of personification figure of speech.
Thus, personification has been used in the excerpt, "With his ebony hands on each ivory key He made that poor piano moan with melody. O Blues!........"
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Answer:
personification
sound
The blues are sorrowful.
Explanation:
He made that poor piano moan with melody.
O Blues!
Swaying to and fro on his rickety stool
He played that sad raggy tune like a musical fool.
Sweet Blues!
Coming from a black man’s soul.
O Blues!
—“The Weary Blues,” Langston Hughes
Which figure of speech is bolded in this excerpt?
personification
Which of the senses does the personification stimulate?
sound
Which theme is supported by imagery?
The blues are sorrowful.
