English Literature CLEP Prep Practice Exam

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Which type of metaphor is an anthropomorphism?

Personification
Simile
Metonymy
Synecdoche

The correct answer is: Personification

An anthropomorphism is a type of metaphor in which non-human objects are given human characteristics. Personification specifically refers to giving human traits or emotions to inanimate or non-human objects. This makes it the correct answer for this question. The other choices, simile, metonymy, and synecdoche, are all types of metaphor but do not involve the attribution of human characteristics. A simile compares two things using "like" or "as", metonymy substitutes one term for another closely related term, and synecdoche uses a part to represent the whole or vice versa. These options, while related to metaphor, do not fit the definition of anthropomorphism.