For in Sicily the black black snakes are innocent. is this personification?
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Yes, it is personification.
EXPLANATION:
There are "different types of figurative language". Simile, metaphor, personification, and hyperbole.
A "simile" is a kind of sentence which compares one subject with another literally. Example: she is dancing like a peacock.
A "metaphor" is a kind of sentence in which two nouns or compared but not literally. Example: she is a shining star. Hyperbole is a type of sentence which exaggerates something. Example: I have told you a thousand times.
"Personification" is a kind of sentence which gives "human characteristics to things, animals and ideas". For example, The flower smiled and said good morning from the window. This kind of sentence is seen usually in poems and stories.
In these sentences, the poet says the black snake is innocent(does not do any harm) and gold one is venomous. He was afraid of the snake and wanted to kill the snake. He could not have the "courage to kill the snake".