Definition of Personification
Personification
per·son·i·fi·ca·tion
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
Attributing human characteristics to non-human entities, such as objects or animals.
e.g. The poet used personification to describe the sun smiling down on the landscape.
(noun)
an incarnation (a physical representation) or an embodiment of something, especially of some quality;
e.g. She seemed like the personification of beauty in the evening gown.
(noun)
a representation of a thing or an abstract concept in the form of an imaginary or divine being;
e.g. The goddess is viewed as the personification of wisdom.
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