Personification

per·son·i·fi·ca·tion

noun

the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure. 

the act of attributing human qualities to an animal, object, or abstraction; the act of personifying: The author's personification of the farm animals made for an enchanting children's book.

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