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Personification meaning
A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification. | An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human. | The process of creating such a representation: a literary device or other artistic method in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
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In short, Lynn’s music was not the personification of Lady Liberty fearlessly marching into battle, but rather the personification of a nation bravely attempting to overcome their fear, anxiety and unfathomable loss just to hang on.
Segal, p. 20 Personification seeAlso Some thinkers believe myths resulted from the personification of inanimate objects and forces.
Although Uncle Sam (initials U.S.) is the most popular personification of the United States, many Americans have little or no concept of his origins.
Apparently, it wasn't the first time that had happened, so Obi-Wan was explaining an important lesson: a lightsaber was the personification a Jedi.
Police is the personification of government.
Rushdie is indeed not just the personification of courage; he is a metaphor for the freedom to express oneself and write.
She is a personification of how important the family unit is and how key staying together is.
The mastermind of 9/11 was long viewed as the personification of evil by those in the West.
I am very much a personification of the stereotype of the small woman who wants to be with a much taller guy.
In the comics, the personification of Death is a comic being who has inferred in the affairs of mortals on several occasions - most notably while being courted by Thanos.
It makes logical sense, given that Nyx, the personification of night and darkness, is currently held captive by Chronos.
Rebecca Black is the personification of that.
They have also been replaced, theoretically, by first-round draft choices who are the personification of hope.
This bright holiday, whose history goes back centuries, is the personification of unity, peace, harmony, and the inextricable connection of times and generations.
This type of grandiose personification of the most monotonous aspects of life has always been a cornerstone of Torres’ work, specifically in the way that he uses objects, props, and characters as a metaphor for something much deeper.
While the demigods strike audiences with their humanity in the face of otherworldly crises, each Olympian casting was honorable in their personification of inhuman concepts.
As the book follows Uncle Sam as he seeks to reclaim his identity and face a personification of America's corrupt thought an evil doppelganger.
Both the Janneh Commission and the TRRC have exposed in no uncertain terms that Yaya Jammeh was the personification of corruption and violence.
Desmond Elliot is a personification of what politicians in Nigeria are, dishonest actors.
Pence, the personification of the GOP status quo, could only see this issue through self-serving ideological blinders.