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When the poet says, ‘If you can dream – and not make dreams your master, he is personifying dreams, i.e. dreams are spoken of as masters who can control our lives. In this case, dreams assume a human role/qualify. |
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Answer» Pick out other expressions where the poet uses personification. a) Triumph and disaster treated as impostors. b) Will which says ‘Hold on’. ‘ Unforgiving minutes’ is a metaphoric expression as it refers to time that waits for no man; it is like a race where every second is important. Now, identify other metaphoric expressions used in the poem. Deal in lies, twisted by knaves, one heap of all your winnings, breathe a word, unforgiving minute, sixty second’s worth of distance |
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