I always forget or get mixed up, so here too will be a place to refresh my memory on all the old, crusty literary devices I've stuffed in my back pocket and forgotten about.
per·son·i·fi·ca·tion
[per-son-uh-fi-key-shuh]
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noun
1. the attribution of human nature or character to animals, inanimate objects, or abstract notions, especially as a rhetorical figure.
3. the person or thing embodying a quality or the like; an embodiment or incarnation: He is the personification of tact.
4. an imaginary person or creature conceived or figured to represent a thing or abstraction.
5. 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.
From dictionary.com
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