personification
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- noun
- /ˌpɜr.sən.ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
- Literature
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personificación
- For instance, Horus, being the sun, or the light, had an enemy known as Set, and Set was the personification of the darkness or night.
- the trope of personification
- personification as a figure
- the personification of Nature
And God is just the fictional personification of these values.
- And God is just the fictional personification of these values.
- Good Lord, This girl, she's also dealing with kind of like the personification of her PTSD.
- You could say that what's going on here is something akin to personification in literary devices, right?
- But then there's this other branch, which is what we tend toward, stories and narrative and personification.
Examples
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The closest parallel to Yahweh in ancient Brahmanism was Ishvara, a personification and penultimate expression of the absolute Brahman.
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The personification of time itself.
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And God is just the fictional personification of these values.
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What was Classical polytheism but the personification of many and contrary values?
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As the figures travel through the walled spaces, they encounter personifications of philosophical concepts.
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Ripa (Iconologia, 448) describes the personification of hearing ("Udito") playing a lute.
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In many poems, the author uses personification to give human qualities to nature, showing how it can feel anger or joy.
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The personification of winter as a harsh old man is a common image in literature.
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Children's stories often rely on personification to make animals talk and act like humans, engaging young readers.
Synonyms
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A picture or model that shows what something looks like
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A way of showing a person or thing in art and performance
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An act of showing someone or something in a certain way
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A person or thing that shows an idea, quality and feeling
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A description using words that shows what something is like
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A person or thing that represents an idea, for example kindness
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A person or thing that shows a quality very clearly
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Making art that copies real life or someone's words
A way of making an idea speak like a person in stories and poems
A person or object that stands for an idea with deeper meaning
Showing an idea using pictures or symbols in art and writing
A style in art, writing, or drama that tries to show real life
How Human
- Specialized
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- Literature
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Personification comes from the Latin word persona meaning 'mask' or 'person' and the part -fication meaning 'to make'. In stories, personification is like 'making' an idea or thing into a person or giving it human qualities, which helps readers imagine abstract ideas.