ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS

POETRY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Applying human qualities to non-human things
A
personification
B
onomatopoeia
C
alliteration
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -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-3: -Anthropomorphizing means attributing human qualities to non-human things-such as objects, animals, or phenomena.

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: -Examples of anthropomorphism are Disney characters, like Mickey and Minnie Mouse or the candlestick, teapot, and clock in Beauty and the Beast; the animals in George Orwell’s novella Animal Farm; and brand mascots, like Cheetos’ Chester Cheetah.

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