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Thread: a word for a type of metaphor
- 13-Sep-2007, 21:03 #1
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a word for a type of metaphor what is it called when something is intangible or inanimate but you attribute human characteristics to it? i used to know but can't for the life of me think of what it is!
- 13-Sep-2007, 22:01 #2
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Re: a word for a type of metaphor
- 14-Sep-2007, 01:33 #3
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Re: a word for a type of metaphor I remember now--it's personification!
- 14-Sep-2007, 01:34 #4
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Re: a word for a type of metaphor Thank you!
- 14-Sep-2007, 12:37 #5
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Re: a word for a type of metaphor 
Originally Posted by krn 
And a particular variation of personification is when you give an[other] animal the thoughts/feelings/words of a person; this is "anthropomorphism" - 'Hello', says the bear to herself, 'that wasn't here last time I was doing the washing.'
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