"the sun was shining on the sea,
shining with all his might:
he did his very best to make
the billows smooth and bright —
and this was odd because it was
the middle of the night.

the moon was shining sulkily,
because she thought the sun
had got no business to be there
after the day was done —
"it's very rude of him," she said,
"to come and spoil the fun."

1. what type of figurative language is used in lines 1–4 of the poem?
1. simile
2. metaphor
3. personification
4. symbol

2. what conclusion can you draw about the moon in the excerpt?
1. she is upset that the sun is keeping her from getting her rest.
2. she enjoys sharing the night sky with the sun because it’s fun.
3. she thinks the night belongs to her and her alone.
4. she is envious of the sun’s bright beams.

1) personification

per·son·i·fi·ca·tionDictionary result for personification

/pərˌsänəfəˈkāSH(ə)n/Submit

noun

the attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

2) 3. She think the night belongs to her and her alone.

Her billows were smooth and bright

she has her time to shine at night she is not jealous, she does not share the sky with the night, the sun does not keep her up from rest

the difference between an explicit and implicit meaning is that the explicit meaning of a poem is that the detail is exactly defined. nothing is left to interpretation. an implicit meaning is an implied meaning. kabir's poetry is both explicit and implicit in that it can be interpreted on different levels. the explicit meaning leaves nothing to interpretation while the implicit meaning leaves lots open to interpretation. an example of this is found in the poem "rumi and the spiritual lover".