ABSTRACT
Humans as well as inanimate objects and abstract notions gifted with some form of speech have been referred to in the preceding chapter as personifications. These do not, however, grow into dramatized characters. Rather, human action is ascribed to them only through figures of speech, which rarely exceed a single verse. But another group of speaking and acting characters, both human and non-human, populates the poetry. They distinguish themselves from the first kind by being true dramatis personae who confront the poet and involve him in debates.
