Function of Personification: Poetry
AP English Literature and Composition · Flashcards · Recall
AP ENGLISH LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION · FLASHCARDS
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Which feature most reliably signals personification rather than simple description?
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Which option best distinguishes personification from anthropomorphism?
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What is personification in literature?
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Attributing human traits or actions to nonhuman things or abstractions. Gives life to inanimate objects or concepts through human characteristics.
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