personify

«personify» in Mova's school dictionary: To describe a thing, animal or idea as if it were a… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (personify, personifies, personified, personifying)

meaning for a pupil

1) (writing) To describe a thing, animal or idea as if it were a person, with human feelings or actions: "The wind howled angrily." tree →

2) To be a perfect example of a quality: "She personifies kindness." tree →

sense in the lessons

In English and poetry lessons, personification is a figure of speech: "The sun smiled down", "The trees whispered". Pupils learn to spot and use it. In everyday speech, "he personifies patience" means he is the best example of being patient.

examples

• Poets often personify the moon as a lady. tree →
• In "the angry storm", the writer personifies the weather. tree →
• Grandma personifies kindness. tree →
• Can you personify the sea in your poem? tree →
• The cartoon personifies the vegetables as funny characters. tree →
• Old stories personify death as a figure in a cloak. tree →
• He personifies the change of seasons, and that process of transformation in nature by means of which the leaf-buds become developed into blossoms, and the blossoms into fruit. tree →

note

Irregular spelling: personifies, personified (y to i). Noun: personification. Do not mix up with simile (using "like" or "as") or metaphor (saying one thing is another).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «personify» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.