Definition: Personification is applying a human trait (quality, emotion, etc.) to an inanimate object, essentially any non-living thing. Personification is one of the simplest figures of speech, to use and understand. When we assign human qualities such as looking, shouting, dancing to non-living things/objects, we use personification. For example, if I say, "The sunflowers danced in the lovesome sunlight.", I use personification twice. First, when I use 'dance' for the sunflowers and second, when I use 'lovesome' for the sunlight. Similarly, if I say, "Horror was staring at me.", I use the human ability 'to stare' for horror. Literally, horror cannot stare, but we give it the ability to do so (as a part of figurative language), to add more emotion to what is said/written. In the following paragraphs, we shall study how personification has been used since centuries to make a simple text more dramatic, to convey a thought aptly and to sometimes, add humor. There are literally more than a thousand examples that we can go through. However, we'll only look at the most famous. For example, personification examples in Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare are really noted. All the three examples mentioned above are from Romeo and Juliet. In the first example, the Sun is attributed the human trait of peering. Next, the ability to swallow has been attributed to Earth. Lastly, in the monologue by Juliet, Night has been given wings and is also said to have an eyebrow. Other Examples The above-mentioned examples of personification will definitely give you a better understanding of the concept. You can use this literary device to enhance what you write or say.