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The meaning of personification is a figure of speech in which inanimate objects or abstractions are endowed with human qualities or are represented as possessing human form

The meaning of anthropomorphic is a attribution of human motivation, characteristics, or behavior to inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena.

The meaning of simile is a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase introduced by like or as

The meaning of metaphor a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison

The meaning of assonance is the repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds, especially in stressed syllables, with changes in the intervening consonants

The meaning of allegory is the representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, or events in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

The meaning of sibilance is Of, characterized by, or producing a hissing sound like that of (s) or (sh)


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  1. joelbnorth Avatar

    Hello,

    These are clear definitions that are easy to understand.

    Target:
    Please can you provide examples for each of these terms (either your own, or ones that you have found.

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