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#1 13-Sep-2007, 21:03a 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!
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#2 13-Sep-2007, 22:01Re: a word for a type of metaphor
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#3 14-Sep-2007, 01:33Re: a word for a type of metaphor
I remember now--it's personification!
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#4 14-Sep-2007, 01:34Re: a word for a type of metaphor
Thank you!
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#5 14-Sep-2007, 12:37Re: 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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