Personification
Zak Ellingson
Definition
A figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form.
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Personification is when you assign the qualities of a person to something that isn't human, or something the isn't even alive.
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The attribution of human characteristics to things.
Examples
The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.
The run down house appeared depressed.
The first rays of morning tiptoed through the meadow.
She did not realize that opportunity was knocking at her door.
Time flew and before we knew it, it was time for me to go home.
Citations
"Examples of Personification." Examples of Personification. N.p., n.d. Web. 01 Feb. 2013.
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