A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
A literary device in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech).
The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative meaning; a treatise of such interpretation.
A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes.