The term you're looking for is **personification**. It is a literary device where human characteristics are attributed to something non-human, such as animals, objects, or abstract concepts.
For example:
- "The wind whispered through the trees."
- "The alarm clock screamed at me to wake up."
It imbues the non-human elements with qualities that make them relatable or vivid to the reader.
giving human characteristics to something non human
idiom
personifiction
irony
hyperbole
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