Chairs came into existence in various forms with addition to back support, sacral support and footstool to a normal stool. The chairs which we use today to sit on and be comfortable were not the types how they emerged. The emergence of chairs were in the form of stools. But then chairs of different styles such as armchairs, diningchairs, open armchairs and side chairs started to make an appearance. Each and every chair were made to be different in order to conform to whomever bought or sat in the chair.
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Chairs throughout the ages have changed from the early designs that were for function only to the elaborate designs of the Jacobean–style walnut open armchairs that told elaborate stories on the tapestary. The barrel back chair is designed to mimic the human body. with scrolled arms, the legs mimic the knee with the base of the leg adorned with feet, with the high back curving in around the ears. The Barrel back chair provides comfort nd beauty to a room in that it is covered in pink velvet. Often when describing chairs the author uses the terms ears to represent adornments at the top of the back of the chair, arms to represent where you rest your arms, legs, knees and feet to describe the legs that hold up the base of the chair and provide support.
Jacobean-style chairs are beautiful adorned with beautifull tapestry chairs that are covered in fine needle point that tells stories and provide a history of the time. The beauty of the beach wood armchair indicates that it is designed for the lady of the house, provide comfort and elegance designed for the more delicate female while the William and Mary chairs are more regal in nature, matching his and her chairs designed for the head of the house, representing power as if it is the chairs of the king and queen. The Farthingale chair introduced in the 16th century was designed for comfort for the lady of the house, It is a very regal chair designed to accomidate the hoop skirts of the lady of the house.
My best guess would be personification. The writer gave the season a human like trait, which is hearing, when stated that it did not "listen" to the peasants.