"Despair had indeed almost secured her prey, and I should soon have sunk beneath this misery." PAGE 154
This provides an example of personification. Despair is an emotion so it cannot literally catch prey. Victor is describing his state of mind. He is saying that the despair he feels has almost taken over completely. He relates the take over to a predator hunting for prey to make it more savage. The personification is effective in portraying how Victor feels at this point. It also reveals that he has almost reached his breaking point. It is getting harder and harder for him. Victor realizes that the despair is taking over him but is unable to do anything about it. The personification shows that he knows it is happening but chooses not to respond. He is rather passive about the situation because he has already been through so much in his recent past.
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