Personification is a form of figurative language. More specifically, it is a special kind of simile or metaphor (both comparisons) in which one assigns human traits to an inanimate object. For example, "Marco could hear the water calling out his name as he prepared to dive." Does your view of the natural world include such imaginative animations? Give some examples.

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