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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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love kills the ones you love

is that a personification ?
  

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Anonymous love kills the ones you love - is that a personification? That seems to be a grey area. Many things other than people can kill people.

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  • Anonymous love kills the ones you love - is that a personification?
  • That seems to be a grey area.
  • Many things other than people can kill people.
  • Eg, "Love is a deadly poison" would be a metaphor.
  • I think of personification as using uniquely human (or obviously human) characteristics/capabilities.
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Anonymouslove kills the ones you love - is that a personification?
That seems to be a grey area. Many things other than people can kill people.

Eg, "Love is a deadly poison" would be a metaphor.

I think of personification as using uniquely human (or obviously human) characteristics/capabilities.

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