Is there personifications in the story by Edgar Allan Poe?
Yes, Edgar Allan Poe uses personification in many of his stories to give human qualities to inanimate objects or abstract concepts. For example, in "The Tell-Tale Heart," the narrator personifies the beating of his heart, describing it as a "low, dull, quick sound—much such a sound as a watch makes when enveloped in cotton." In "The Masque of the Red Death," Poe personifies the clock that tolls the hour, describing it as "a mighty pendulum...swinging to and fro with a motion slow, continuous, and ominous." These personifications create a sense of atmosphere and suspense in Poe's stories, and help to bring the reader into the world of the characters.