Metaphor vs. Personification (Grammar Rules) Writer''s Digest
Feb 17, 2020· It''s a figure of speech often employed in poetry. (Simile vs. metaphor: Smackdown!) Personification is a figure of speech that attributes human nature and characteristics to something that it not human—whether living or nonliving. When the wind howls, when pastries tempt, when the sun smiles, and when stars wink; these are all personifications.