Decoding is the reading or translating symbols into a language that is understandable or easily interpreted. It is also known as "word identification". Therefore, decoding is putting thoughts, ideas, and feelings into words and messages. Decoding also means to decipher or to translate.
<span>Upon hearing Juliette’s death, Romeo is determined to go to
the vault where she was laid to rest. He
informs Balthasar that he will go see Juliette but he has other plans in
mind. He also reveals that to Balthasar
that if he will kill him if he prevents him from seeing her. When confronted by his determination remains
strong and he will kill Paris even when he doesn’t want to. He kills Paris in the end. He is firm in his steadfastness to be with
Juliette to the point that he is willing to die. Fate and fortune are the main concepts of his
actions.</span>
I think it is personification, because personification means to make non living things sound real, and the lines 149-151 follow that. “The taut gut vibrating hummed and sang a swallow’s note.”
Douglass spent most of the day struggling with the oxen & he broke the gate