in the poem to a daughter with artistic talent" by Peter Meinke how does the author use personification to convey his attitude toward his. daughter. provide evidence

The author uses the personification in the lines “the trees no longer silver / but black fingers scratching a gray sky."

Explanation:

Perspnification is the figure of speech that gives human characteristics to animals or inanimate objects. We can see this in the poem quoted in the question above, where in lines 17-19, the poet uses personification.

In these lines, the poet states that “the trees no longer silver / but black fingers scratching a gray sky.” This shows how the poet allowed trees to have fingers, which is a human characteristic. Along these lines, the poet wants to show how a painter's perception of certain elements can change over time and the experiences he lives.

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1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)