Opposite of Personification?

Does anyone know what the opposite of personification is? i.e when describing a human with quailities such as those of a flower??

Thanks in advance :biggrin:

Objectification?

I thought that along with Chremamorphism and dehumanization but im not sure which one is the right one to be used in an essay?? :/

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SparksInTheSky

Original post by Mharis

Objectification ie 'I picked up the red apple and ate it.' or 'the sun was a ball of fire (essentially) and shone brightly.'

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Mharis

it is more around the line of (this is not in the question)

He had diamond eyes and a ruby grin.

I know that they are metaphors and are the opposite of personification but there must be a word to use when describing the imagery??

Reply 5

James9876

Wikipedia suggests zoomorphism...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoomorphism

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Mharis

I have just went with reverse pesonifiation and will hope for the best :smile:

Reply 7

andyyy

It's really just a regular metaphor. The Cambridge mini glossary of literary terms explains:
Metaphor: the transfer of a quality or attribute from one thing or idea to another in such a way as to imply some resemblance between the two things or ideas: 'his eyes blazed' implies that his eyes become like a fire.

Reply 8

MSB

It is a bit misleading to think of that as 'reverse personification'.

Reply 9

diamonddust

My first thought was objectification but I don't think it is...

Reply 10

LilyCH

Reification?

" Note that reification is generally accepted in literature and other forms of discourse where reified abstractions are understood to be intended metaphorically"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reification_%28fallacy%29

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shreetama2000

Bestial Imagery

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