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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—Happiness and Fate:
Throughout "The Necklace," the narrator frequently personifies abstract concepts like beauty, grace, or misery. Take, for example, this description of Mathilde:
She was one of those pretty and charming girls who, as if through some blunder of fate, are born into a family of pen pushers.
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