Personification is a literary device in which non-human things-such as objects, animals, ideas, or concepts-are given human traits, emotions, or actions to create vivid imagery and make descriptions more engaging. It involves figuratively describing these non-human entities with human characteristics like feelings, behaviors, or intentions
. For example, saying "The church bell sang loud and clear across the sky" or "Our house didn’t love us back" are instances of personification because they attribute human-like qualities (singing, loving) to non-human things (a bell, a house)
. Personification differs from anthropomorphism, which treats non-human characters as if they are actually human-such as talking animals or animated objects in stories-whereas personification is usually metaphorical and used to enrich language and imagery rather than to create fully humanized characters
. In summary, personification is a figurative language technique that brings life and emotion to non-human subjects by describing them as if they were human, enhancing the reader’s experience and understanding
