Which literary term describes the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate concepts like 'Time' or 'Death' in the sonnets?
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Correct answer: Personification — giving human qualities to abstract things
Shakespeare frequently personifies 'Time' as a destructive figure wielding a scythe ('Time's fell hand') and 'Death' as a braggart. This device transforms abstract philosophical concepts into active antagonists that the poet must defeat through art.
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