What Is Personification?
- ISBN-10
- 0778718778
- ISBN-13
- 9780778718772
- Category
- Discourse analysis, Literary
- Pages
- 32
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-10-10
- Author
- Robin Johnson
Description
When an object or idea in a piece of writing is given human qualities or characteristics, it is called personification. This creative book helps readers recognize and decode this literary device. Imaginative examples and vibrant images make the words in this book "leap off the page! "
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