Question

4. Explain the use of personification in the last stanza of the poem 'Composed Upon Westminister Bridge'.​

Answer 1

Answer:

In the poem 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' William Wordsworth uses personification to depict the city, the river and the business heart of the city. The line 'the river glideth at his own sweet will' refers to the autonomy that Nature has - always used by, but still more powerful than, man.

Answer 2

Answer:

"Dear God! the very houses seem asleep;

And all that mighty heart is lying still!"

in these two lines "house" and heart are personified.

"houses seem asleep" and  "heart is lying", which means that the human beings in the house are sleeping by lying down.