personification
/pərˌsɑnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
- A figure of speech in which a non-human thing or idea is given human qualities or abilities.
- In the poem, the wind is given personification as a howling wolf.
- The writer used personification to make the old house seem alive and watching.
- Personification makes the sun seem angry when it beats down on the desert.
- A person who is a perfect example of a particular quality or thing.
- To the children, their grandmother was the personification of love and warmth.
- She is the personification of kindness, always helping others without expecting anything in return.
- The old general was the personification of courage and discipline.