A Midsummer Night's Dream 2.1.92 Animated Note: Proud River

The video tutorial explores the literary device of personification, using Shakespeare's depiction of rivers as proud and arrogant as an example. It distinguishes personification from anthropomorphism, explaining that personification attributes human qualities to non-human things, while anthropomorphism involves giving them human form. The tutorial also touches on the use of puns and humor in literature, highlighting their presence in Shakespeare's works.

What literary device is used when human emotions are attributed to non-human entities, as seen in Titania's description of rivers?

• Personification

• Metaphor

• Anthropomorphism

• Simile

Which term refers to giving human form to non-human entities, as illustrated by Titania's fairies?

• Personification

• Anthropomorphism

• Alliteration

• Hyperbole

What is the key difference between personification and anthropomorphism?

• Anthropomorphism involves human form, personification does not

• Both involve human form

• Personification involves human form, anthropomorphism does not

• Neither involves human form

What is a pun, as demonstrated in the discussion about rivers?

• A serious statement

• A type of metaphor

• A form of exaggeration

• A play on words

What is the humorous element in the phrase 'too big for its beaches'?

• It is an oxymoron

• It is a simile

• It is a metaphor

• It is a pun