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 |
|---|---|
| Ayudhapurusha of Vishnu | — |
| Svaha | — |
| Death as the Ignorance | allegorical personification |
|
personified Folly
surface form:
Personified Folly
|
— |
| Enipeus | — |
| Astra Planeta | — |
| Ἠώς | personification of dawn |
| Philotes | — |
| Ponos | — |
| Limos | — |
| Hysminai | personifications |
| Neikea | — |
| Amphilogiai | personifications |
| Horkos | — |
|
Nike (Greek goddess of victory)
surface form:
Nike
|
personification of victory |
| Eosphorus | — |
| Tagus River allegory | — |
| Douro River allegory | — |
| Aruna | — |
|
Styx (goddess)
surface form:
Styx
|
— |
|
Dike (goddess)
surface form:
Dike
|
— |
| DivineWrath | Personification |
| Ersa | — |
| Deimos (mythology) | — |
|
Roman "Tempus"
surface form:
Tempus
|
— |
| Grim Reaper | — |
| Nyx | Personification of night |
| Erebus | — |
|
Ocean
surface form:
Oceanus
|
— |
|
Roman Concordia
surface form:
Concordia
|
— |
| Δεῖμος | — |
| Heavenly Muse | — |
| Hesperus | — |
| Ἁρμονία | — |
| Nona | — |
| Νέμεσις | — |
| Aidos | — |
| Pseudea | — |
| Justitia | — |
| Adikia | — |
| La Musica | allegorical personification |
| Fortune | allegorical personification |
| Virtue | — |
| Metus | — |
| Life-in-Death | — |
| Hoosier (personified state nickname) | — |
| Mother Nature | — |
| Canens | — |
| Εὐνομία | — |
| Dysnomia | — |