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| 1-7 of 7Personification flashcard sets | |||
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| # | Title | Terms | Date |
| 1 | Figurative Languageby English_girl | 6 terms | October 10, 2007 |
| 2 | PSSA: Similes, metaphors, personification, figurative languageby bstewart | 16 terms | November 10, 2008 |
| 3 | personification[:by gagestudent | 7 terms | August 26, 2008 |
| 4 | simile, personification, and metaphorby juliaiscool | 6 terms | May 27, 2008 |
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| 5 | personification[:by gagestudent | 5 terms | August 26, 2008 |
| 6 | Figurative Languageby cecilialafrance | 15 terms | January 8, 2009 |
| 7 | PSSA: Personification and Figurative Languageby bstewart | 10 terms | November 12, 2008 |
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| personification definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | representing an abstract quality or idea as a person or creature | 91 sets | |
| 2 | a person or thing that represents an idea | 57 sets | |
| 3 | the act of attributing human characteristics to abstract ideas etc. | 55 sets | |
| 4 | a figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts, or attitudes | 51 sets | |
| 5 | giving human qualities to animals or objects | 42 sets | |
| 6 | when something nonhuman is given human characteristics (must be human, or it's a metaphor) | 36 sets | |
| 7 | the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions | 25 sets | |
| 8 | giving human qualities to non-human things | 23 sets | |
| 9 | kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human | 23 sets | |
| 10 | a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics | 21 sets | |
| 11 | giving a non-human the characteristics of a human | 20 sets | |
| 12 | the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure. | 20 sets | |
| 13 | giving human qualities to nonhuman things | 18 sets | |
| 14 | a figure of speech in which something nonhuman is given human qualities | 17 sets | |
| 15 | giving human qualities to animals or objects. | 17 sets | |
| 16 | giving human characteristics to non-human things | 16 sets | |
| 17 | giving human characteristics to inanimate objects | 15 sets | |
| 18 | giving human qualities to inanimate objects | 15 sets | |
| 19 | a figure of speech in which ideas or objects are described as having human qualities or personalities | 15 sets | |
| 20 | giving human qualities to something that is not human | 14 sets | |
| 21 | giving human characteristics to something that is not human | 13 sets | |
| 22 | kind of metaphor in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. | 13 sets | |
| 23 | giving human qualities to non-human objects | 12 sets | |
| 24 | giving human or animate qualities to nonhuman or inanimate things | 12 sets | |
| 25 | the assigning of human qualities to inanimate objects or concepts | 12 sets | |
| 26 | giving human qualities to an inanimate object or dead person | 12 sets | |
| 27 | a figure of speech in which a non-human subject is given human characteristics | 12 sets | |
| 28 | giving a nonliving thing human or living traits and/or abilities | 11 sets | |
| 29 | an object or abstract idea given human qualities or human form (e.g., flowers danced about the lawn.). | 11 sets | |
| 30 | giving human characteristics to non human things | 11 sets | |
| 31 | giving inanimate objects human characteristics | 11 sets | |
| 32 | a figure of speech in which the author presents or describes concepts, animals, or inanimate objects by endowing them with human attributes or emotions | 11 sets | |
| 33 | the attribution of a personal nature or character to inanimate objects or abstract notions, esp. as a rhetorical figure | 11 sets | |
| 34 | giving inanimate objects life-like qualities. | 10 sets | |
| 35 | when an inanimate object takes on human shape. | 10 sets | |
| 36 | a figure of speech in which an animal, object, natural force, or idea is given a personality and described as human | 10 sets | |
| 37 | a form of metaphor in which human characteristics are attributed to nonhuman things. | 10 sets | |
| 38 | a metaphor in which a non-human thing or quality is talked about as if it were human | 10 sets | |
| 39 | giving inanimate objects human qualities | 10 sets | |
| 40 | a type of figurative language in which a nonhuman subject is given human characteristics. | 10 sets | |