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Definition of Personification
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the sentence, "The rain poured down on the wedding guests, indifferent... read full definition
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the sentence, "The rain poured down... read full definition
Personification is a type of figurative language in which non-human things are described as having human attributes, as in the... read full definition
Personification
Explanation and Analysis—Sentient Teeth:
Seeing Berenice smile is the inciting incident that sends Egaeus and his mental illness on a downward spiral of twisted obsession. So caught in the throes of his fixation with Berenice’s teeth, Egaeus begins to personify them, assigning the organs a degree of sentience that reveals the extent of his devolving mental state:
I shuddered as I assigned to them in imagination a sensitive and sentient power, and, even when unassisted by the lips, a capability of moral expression.
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