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  2. Personification is a figure of speech in which an idea or thing is given human attributes and/or feelings or is spoken of as if it were human. Personification is a common form of metaphor in that human characteristics are attributed to nonhuman things.

  3. Personification Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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    The meaning of PERSONIFICATION is attribution of personal qualities; especially : representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form. How to use personification in a sentence. The Art of Personification.

  4. Personification - Definition and Examples - LitCharts

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    Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to a non-human entity for the purpose of creating figurative language and imagery.

  5. Personification is one of the many literary devices writers use to make their writing more engaging. Other common literary devices include synecdoches, metaphor, and onomatopoeia. With personification, you emphasize a non-humans characteristics by describing them with human attributes.

  6. PERSONIFICATION | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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    PERSONIFICATION definition: 1. a person who is a perfect example of something: 2. the act of giving a human quality or…. Learn more.

  7. As a literary device, personification is the projection of characteristics that normally belong only to humans onto inanimate objects, animals, deities, or forces of nature. These characteristics can include verbs of actions that only humans do or adjectives that describe a human condition.

  8. PERSONIFICATION definition | Cambridge English Dictionary

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    PERSONIFICATION meaning: 1. a person who is a perfect example of something: 2. the act of giving a human quality or…. Learn more.