![]() ![]() I agree with Eli that Emily Frenkel used a lot of personification in this passage, some examples being "torn wineskins belching their contents," "the scream and crack of wood," "boiling sea," and "the whole ship seemed to be wailing the lament." “Why didn’t we die in Troy?” he cried, but the words of his prayer were lost in the gale the whole ship seemed to be wailing the same lament. Aeneas, his legs gripping a rocking ladder, raised his hands to the sky. ![]() The low, desperate babble of human confusion was broken now and then by the shriek of some poor creature crushed by a mast, or the shrill neighing of a horse swept overboard into the boiling sea. There was a tearing and slapping of wet fabric, and the scream and crack of wood bent beyond the limit of its length. ![]() Sails were ripped from their masts the decks were a riot of rigging, timber, torn wineskins belching their contents, all mingled with sea-water and blood. Post your comments below.Īboard the Trojan ships, there was no time for panic. Students, please take a few minutes to analyze and comment on the following excerpt from the chapter entitled “Aeneas at Carthage.” Note the author’s use of personification and descriptive language. ![]()
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