Personification
Definition:
Personification is one of the most commonly used and recognized literary devices. It refers to the practice of attaching human traits and characteristics with inanimate objects, phenomena and animals.
Example:
“The raging winds”
“The wise owl”
“The warm and comforting fire”
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sad heart personification??
yes cause hearts can't be sad
"We made a joyful noise," Mom said.
Its not personification because you are not giving a non human object human traits. Hope this helps.
What Is The Difference Between Personification And Pathetic Fallacy?
One is about feelings the other is characteristics
is "quiet eye" personification
Retreating into forest's embrace, the panther sleeps
I not sure but this can be a Metaphor
is this personification:
i went to royal dress shop to get a perfect dress
No, it doesn't have a human trait.
No, this is not personification. In this narrative, a person goes to a dress shop to get a dress. Its just a story.
Personification is when you give something that ISNT human, human qualities - emotions etc.
E.g. "The wind howled with rage". Wind is a natural occurrence that doesn't feel emotion, but with personification, it appeals as though it does.
So would "when I open the door, the wind howled in my ears" be a personification?
The sky is blue
Its not personification because blue is not a characteristic of humans.
Noooooo!!!!!
the sky is pregnant with clouds
Yes.
The little bit of moonlight spilled on the floor
yes
no, if moonlight is the inanimate object, then it isn't personification, because humans can't spill on the floor
Hi!
I would like to know if "At that moment, sadness hit him" is a personification?
Thanks !
Things other then humans can hit someone. A book can hit someone, and yet it can't speak or walk.
Things other "than"... Sorry, I'm not usually prone to pointing out grammatical errors in posts; however, this is a writing focused discussion, so I feel compelled.
no, this is not a personification as it is not giving an inanimate object a human characteristic.......him refers to a person, not an inanimate object :)
I think it is personification... Sadness is the thing hitting him. "Hit" is something that humans do and "sadness" is not a human. The sentence contains a human, but it doesn't mean personification doesn't apply.
Is the quote " let us speak our free hearts to each other" personification or not? If not what device?! Please help
The poor soul dearly loves to give
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Would, He wore happiness like a mask and the girl had run across the lawn with the mask and there was no way of going to knock on her door and ask for it back, be considered personification. If not, what would it be?
Personification and Anthropomorphism -- difference??
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Working out did not counteract the food I was eating and my body continued to try to tell me that.
this has nothing to do with this
it would be personification if you gave the food a human trait
". . .where the memory of old sins could be destroyed by the madness of sins that were new.”
The feather burst, --- personification?
yes!
I'll nip it in the bud .......is or not
'At the bottom of his heart.' Is this personification?
this is an idiom and an exaggeration (the heart actually does have a 'bottom,' but the phrase itself has an entirely different meaning -> thus, an idiom).
maybe but a personification is a giving ability,a or images of a human into a things!!
the castle loomed over me
Not really because looming is not a distinctly human characteristic. Lots of things loom, it's a verb.
Personification is more like: the walls have ears (this may be more of an idiom). Or the trees blew happily in the breeze. Try a poem like "Daffodils"' by Wordsworth for more examples
yup
"the shoes go tapping" personification or not?
no!
it is an onomatopoeia bacause tapping create or make a sound.
tapping is not onomatopia
Tapping simply describes the sound itself. "The shoes' tapping shouted a warning of my approach," would be personification.
Is "they act like history" a personification? If not, what is it?
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