2006-06-15 03:44:32 · 3 answers · asked by magnetlady@verizon.net 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Anthropomorphism, a form of personification (applying human or animal qualities to inanimate objects) and similar to prosopopoeia (adopting the persona of another person), is the attribution of human characteristics and qualities to non-human beings, objects, natural, or supernatural phenomena. Animals, forces of nature, and unseen or unknown authors of chance are frequent subjects of anthropomorphosis.
The term comes from two Greek words, άνθρωπος (anthrōpos), meaning "human", and μορφή (morphē), meaning "shape" or "form". The suffix '-ism' originates from the morpheme '-isma' in the Greek language.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthromorphic
2006-06-15 03:47:47 · answer #1 · answered by heterophobicgirl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An anthromorphic animal is an animal with human characteristics.??
2006-06-15 10:49:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is treating an animal or object as if it is human. Such as the talking animals in the Naria books/movie. Or the book on dangerous creatures that attacks the students in the Harry Potter books.
2006-06-15 10:49:58 · answer #3 · answered by dewcoons 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋