personification
C5539
concept
Personification is a literary device in which human traits, emotions, or intentions are attributed to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or abstract concepts.
All labels observed (35)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| personification canonical | 154 |
| anthropomorphic personification | 6 |
| personification of death | 6 |
| allegorical personification | 5 |
| emotion personification | 5 |
| personification of dawn | 3 |
| Personification | 2 |
| personification of renown | 2 |
| personification of reputation | 2 |
| personification of wisdom | 2 |
| personifications | 2 |
| personifications of dreams | 2 |
| poetic personification | 2 |
| Personification of night | 1 |
| Personification of the sky | 1 |
| anthropomorphic personification of sadness | 1 |
| anthropomorphic personifications | 1 |
| biblical personification | 1 |
| personification deity | 1 |
| personification of abstract concept | 1 |
| personification of blame | 1 |
| personification of chaos | 1 |
| personification of conscience | 1 |
| personification of glory | 1 |
| personification of magic | 1 |
| personification of old age | 1 |
| personification of prosperity | 1 |
| personification of rumor | 1 |
| personification of the Sun | 1 |
| personification of victory | 1 |
| personified element of nature | 1 |
| personified emotion | 1 |
| personified ideal | 1 |
| personified object | 1 |
| seasonal personification | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: personification
Generated description
Personification is a literary device in which human traits, emotions, or intentions are attributed to non-human entities, such as animals, objects, or abstract concepts.
Instances (209)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sadness | emotion personification |
|
Disgust
surface form:
Disgust (Inside Out)
|
emotion personification |
|
Sadness – Phyllis Smith
surface form:
Sadness
|
emotion personification |
| Aether | — |
| Hemera | — |
| Moros | — |
| Hypnos | — |
| Oneiroi | personifications of dreams |
| Momus | personification of blame |
| Oizys | — |
| Apate | — |
| Geras | — |
| Eros (primordial) | — |
| Nox | — |
|
Ἔρεβος (Érebos)
surface form:
Ἔρεβος
|
— |
| Hesperis | — |
| Ma'at | personification of abstract concept |
| Uranus | Personification of the sky |
| Zelos | — |
| Νίκη | — |
| Victoria | — |
| Jack Frost | — |
|
Aruna (Hindu god of dawn) symbolically
surface form:
Aruna
|
— |
| Goddess Fame | personification of renown |
| Okeanos | — |
| Ida | — |
| Daughter of Zion | biblical personification |
| Dagr | — |
| Plutus | — |
| Famine | Personification |
|
personified Roma
surface form:
Personified Roma
|
— |
|
personified Victoria
surface form:
Victoria
|
— |
|
personified Concordia
surface form:
Concordia
|
— |
|
Mani
surface form:
Máni
|
— |
|
Eirene (Greek goddess of peace)
surface form:
Eirene
|
— |
| Thalassa | — |
| Tama-nui-te-rā | — |
| Roma (personification of Rome) | — |
|
goddess Roma
surface form:
Roma
|
— |
| Victory | personified ideal |
|
Time
surface form:
Time (Alice Through the Looking Glass)
|
— |
| Sapientia | personification of wisdom |
| Good Works | — |
|
heka
surface form:
Heka
|
personification of magic |
| Dream | anthropomorphic personification |
| The Endless | anthropomorphic personifications |
| Desire | anthropomorphic personification |
| Despair | anthropomorphic personification |
| Destiny | anthropomorphic personification |
| Destruction | anthropomorphic personification |