What is personification? See the personification definition and learn how it is used in literature and poetry. Learn how to use personification with examples.

This lesson desribes personification in poetry, offers examples, and explains how personification differs from anthropomorphism.

Read about simile, metaphor, and personification in poetry. Learn the definition of these common forms of poetic comparison and see several examples of each.

Learn about personification poems, which give human characteristics to non-human objects. Discover how writers use personification and explore several examples of common personification poems.

Learn about what personification is in literature, along with examples of personification in ''The Raven,'' a narrative poem by the author Edgar Allan Poe.

Personification Lesson for Kids: Definition & Examples Lesson Transcript Instructor Kelly Beaty Kelly has taught fifth grade language arts and adult ESL.

Explore reverse personification. Learn the definition of reverse personification and understand its characteristics and role as the opposite of personification.

Examine figurative language in Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare. See examples of literary devices like metaphor, personification, and alliteration through analysis.

Learn about the literary devices in Night. Understand examples of figurative language used, such as personification, metaphors, and similes in Night.

Lesson Summary Personification is when a non human is given human characteristics. In The Old Man and the Sea, there are many good examples of personification.