Read the excerpt below from Sonnet X by John Donne and answer the question that follows.

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Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Donne is using both personification and apostrophe in these lines. He is using apostrophe when he speaks to Death as though it were a person who could hear and respond to him. He also personifies Death as if it were a person who could feel proud or be “mighty” and “dreadful.”