pə(r)ˌsänəfə̇ˈkāshən noun
( -s )
Etymology: from personify, after such pairs as English amplify : amplification
: an act of personifying or something that personifies: as
a. : attribution of personal qualities (as of form, character) : representation of a thing or abstraction as a person or by the human form
b. : rhetorical representation of an inanimate object or abstract idea as a personality or as endowed with personal attributes : prosopopoeia ; also : an instance of this
“the floods clap their hands” is a personification
c. : a divinity or imaginary being thought of as representing a thing or abstraction
Aeolus is the personification of wind
d. : embodiment , incarnation
be the personification of pride
e. : a dramatic or literary representation of a character
a series of excellent readings and personifications