ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

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What is personification?
A
The same beginning sound repeated
B
Giving human characteristics to non-human things
C
A word that is a sound
D
An exaggeration
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Personification is the use of figurative language to give inanimate objects or natural phenomena humanlike characteristics in a metaphorical and representative way. Anthropomorphism, on the other hand, involves non-human things displaying literal human traits and being capable of human behavior.

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -Personification is a figurative device in which human attributes or feelings are given to an inanimate object or thing as if it were human.

Detailed explanation-5: -anthropomorphisms. The idea behind anthropomorphism is that of attributing human characteristics to nonhumans-gods, animals, or inanimate objects.

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