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Giving some non-human thing qualities of a human is ____

(A) Metaphor

(B) Hyperbole

(C) ** Personification

(D) Alliteration

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-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.

Concept note-2: -Personification is the attribution of human characteristics to abstract ideas, natural phenomena, or inanimate objects in a figurative manner. Personification is a common literary device in poetry and literature. Giving natural phenomena human traits can add emotional depth to the reading experience.

Concept note-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.

Concept note-4: -Personification examples “The sun smiled down on us.” ‘The story jumped off the page.” “The light danced on the surface of the water.”

Concept note-5: -What Is Anthropomorphism? Anthropomorphism is a literary device that assigns human characteristics to nonhuman entities like animals or inanimate objects. Examples of anthropomorphism can be found in narratives both old and new. Anthropomorphic characters appear in ancient Greek myths and many of Aesop’s Fables.