Which Literary Device Gives Non-Living Things Human Qualities?

Personification makes it easier for the reader to understand the description and put it into context. It also contributes to the mood of a scene and can be used to emphasize a point.

Some examples of personification include:

• The stars winked at her from the sky.
• The peeling paint and shutters hanging off the house made it look depressed.
• The sun snuck through the clouds in the morning.
• The flowers waltzed in time with the breeze.
• The river endeavored to swallow the earth whole.
• The bees played tag with each other as they raced between flowers.
• The sun glared, its anger heating the day.