personification
Definitions
The attribution of a personal nature or human characteristics to something nonhuman.
The representation of an abstract quality in human form.
A person or thing regarded as the perfect embodiment or example of a quality.
Examples
The author used the personification of the wind to make the storm feel like a living antagonist in the story.
By describing the flowers as dancing in the breeze, the poet employed personification to create a more vivid image for the reader.
Synonyms
embodiment incarnation anthropomorphism epitome humanization representation manifestation