ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

ELEMENTS OF LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
associating human characteristics with non-human objects
A
Humanizing
B
Personification
C
Figurative Language
D
Literary Element
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Anthropomorphism? Anthropomorphism is a literary device that attributes human characteristics to non-human entities, like animals and plants, or inanimate objects, like stars or machines. Writers commonly use anthropomorphism in fairy tales, fables, and other types of stories.

Detailed explanation-2: -Personification is the attribution of human qualities, characteristics, or behaviours to non-humans, be they animals, inanimate objects, or even intangible concepts. “The moon glared in the window at me.” This is personification.

Detailed explanation-3: -Anthropomorphizing means attributing human qualities to non-human things-such as objects, animals, or phenomena. Some people do this more than others. Anthropomorphizing is a common way humans perceive and interact with the world around them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Anthropomorphism: The attribution of human characteristics or behaviors to an animal, object, or a god. Personification: The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something non-human, or the representation of an abstract quality in human form.

Detailed explanation-5: -Personification Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects. For example: The window winked at me. The verb, wink, is a human action. A window is an inanimate object.

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