2006-10-22 08:24:23 · 11 answers · asked by Kaylor 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Giving human-like qualities to other things. For example, His heart could see that she was no longer his. The heart does not have eyes does it?
2006-10-22 08:26:46 · answer #1 · answered by Eri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What'sa matter? Lose your dictionary?
Personification, noun
1. Attribution of personal qualities, especially representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form.
2. a divinity or imaginary being representing a thing or abstraction.
2006-10-22 15:28:34 · answer #2 · answered by concretebrunette 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's when an inanimate object or conciet is made to seem human, usually through the use of language and the use of words that are associated with living things. It's mainly used to refer to poetry/literature etc. Like "The earth breathed and sighed". That's not a dictionary definition, just what I would say.
For things like this dictionary.com is better than yahoo answers. But cheers for allowing me two points.
2006-10-22 15:30:38 · answer #3 · answered by James C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
1.a personifying or being personified. 2. a person or thing thought of as representing some quality, idea, etc,; perfect example ( Cupid is the personification of love ). 3. a figure of speech in which a thing or idea is represented as a person.
2006-10-22 16:01:22 · answer #4 · answered by hotbox 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personification is an ontological metaphor in which a thing or abstraction is represented as a person.
Example (English):
His religion tells him he can’t drink wine.
2006-10-22 15:29:11 · answer #5 · answered by susan21835 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Personifacation is the figuritive language device that amplifies things like animals, plants, items human qualities. In other words it gives non-human anything human qualities. Here is an example:
The sun waved its hands into my eyes and blinded me.
The pencil got up and danced in my hands
2006-10-22 15:28:11 · answer #6 · answered by Rocky 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
personification is giving human properties to nonhuman objects. (like if a table and chair started talking to each other)
2006-10-22 15:26:43 · answer #7 · answered by brookbabe90 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Giving human characteristics to inanimate objects.
2006-10-22 15:28:29 · answer #8 · answered by just wants to know 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Inferring human characteristics to an animal or inanimate object.
2006-10-22 15:27:25 · answer #9 · answered by Yote' 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
giving non living objects, human characteristics... Like... The crayon was mad when i broke it...or... The plate smiled as I washed it.
2006-10-22 15:26:59 · answer #10 · answered by scottdiesel1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋