Personification is attributing human qualities to non-human objects. Love can be personified by describing it as having human actions or characteristics. This can be seen in literature, poetry, and everyday language. Recognizing personification in metaphors or similes can be more difficult, but identifying if they project human characteristics onto an object can help. Practice is […]
Death is often personified in human form, depicted as a skeleton wearing a black cloak and carrying a scythe. Other animals or objects associated with death can also be used. Personification of death allows people to come to terms with it. Different cultures view death differently, but the “false reaper” image is common in Western […]
