"Evil air" and "frost-making stillness" are examples of personification, as they attribute human qualities to the air and stillness. This literary element allows readers to better understand and connect with the atmosphere being described.
Irony
Example sentences for the noun 'stillness':The sound of crickets filled the stillness of the night.His stillness indicated that he was thinking deep thoughts.
As a poet, I use some of these:alliterationconsonancemetaphorsimileallusionimageryrhyming
The definition of the word "stillness" means tranquil silent, not sparkling, motionless, to make or become still. For example still of the night, the absence of motion.
This is an example of a simile, comparing the father's words to distant thunder using "like" or "as" to show similarities between the two.
An example could me: "The quietness and stillness in the night made it seem almost magical"
The description of a person's physical appearance is an example of character development in literature. It helps to create a vivid image of the character in the reader's mind and can also reveal details about the character's personality or background.
The wrods pale fear are an example of the literary term personification.
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A foil is a literary term.
Lord of the Rings
characterization