A sentence or figure of speech in which an animal, inanimate object or abstract concept is given human qualities or said to perform humanlike actions or possess humanlike emotions.

Personification depends much on a vivid imagination and is adapted especially to poetical composition. It has two distinguishable forms: (1) when personality is ascribed to the inanimate and (2) when some quality of life is attributed to the inanimate; as, a smiling Sun; daning tree; etc

A tree is dancing

After a night the Sun smile at the Tree

One refers to the practice of giving an actual personality to an abstraction. This practice has its origins in animism and

ancient religion, and it is called 'personification' by modern theorists of

religion.

PERSONİFİCATİONİn the past

The Rime of the Ancient

Mariner

why do people use personifications?

. Most people use personification in everyday language, without really thinking about it, and have read it or heard it thousands of times. This figure of speech is popular because it is effective, and it is easily understood, and personification of these properties are used in many areas

Goldilocks and the three bears

PERSONİFİCATİON İN STORİES

Little Red Riding Hood

PERSONİFİCATİON İN NOVELS

My TownThe leaves on the ground danced in the windThe brook sang merrily as it went on its way.The fence posts gossiped and watched cars go bywhich winked at each other just to say hi.The traffic lights yelled, ”Stop, slow, go!”The tires gripped the road as if clinging to life.Stars in the sky blinked and winked outWhile the hail was as sharp as a knife

PERSONİFİCATİON İN POEMS

The heartbeat of America.

(Chevrolet cars)

Kleenex says bless you.(Kleenex facial tissues)

PERSONİFİCATİON İN ADVERTİSİNGIn fact, it's hard to imagine what advertising would be

like without the figure of personification.