Epitome vs Personification - What's the difference?
epitome | personification |
(of a class of items) The embodiment or encapsulation of.
(of a class of items) A representative example.
(of a class of items) The height; the best.
(of a written document) A brief summary.
A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
As nouns the difference between epitome and personification
is that epitome is the embodiment or encapsulation of while personification is a person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.epitome
English
Noun
(wikipedia epitome) (en-noun)Usage notes
The sense ‘the height, the best’ is considered incorrect by some; instead, `pinnacle' may be preferred.Synonyms
* (an embodiment of) in a nutshell (modern idiom), synopsis * (the best) greatest * (a summary) abstract, synopsisAntonyms
* antithesisDerived terms
* epitomize * epitomic * epitomicalExternal links
* * ----personification
English
(wikipedia personification)Noun
(en noun)- Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
- The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
- The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.