yes, for example, you could say " the paper was sitting on the edge of the table."
obviously a paper can't sit. personification means you give human traits to a nonhuman.
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Examples of personification in "Rebecca" include the sea whispering secrets and the house Manderley holding its breath in anticipation. These instances give life-like qualities to inanimate objects, adding to the eerie and atmospheric tone of the novel.
Examples of personification in "In Cold Blood" include describing the wind as "howling" or the trees as "whispering." These instances give human-like qualities to non-human elements, creating vivid and emotional imagery in the narrative.
Heres a few examples- Sand paper is abrasive. the sex i had was abrasive. abrasive means rough, coarse, etc.
My face is telling me this makeup remover is terrible
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No you can only give personification to something that's not alive.
Personification is when you give an innanimate object human characterisitcs- eg. the jacket shivered, the chair moaned
In Eleven by Lauren Myracle, examples of personification include "the branches whispered to each other" and "the wind was like a soft hand on my face." Both instances give human-like qualities to non-human things like branches and wind.
Try this question for examples of idioms.
In the book "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan, examples of personification include describing the monsoon rains as "angry," the wind as "whispering secrets," and the trees as "whispering prayers." Personification is used to give human qualities to non-human elements, creating vivid imagery and emotional resonance in the story.
Some basic examples are: The sun kissed the flowers. The wind was whistling. The light was dancing. Personification is a tool of figurative language that give human-like qualities to nonhuman things. Be careful not to get metaphors and personifications mixed up! Sometimes one can seem like the other.