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Metronomy vs Personification - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between metronomy and personification

is that metronomy is the measurement of time by an instrument while personification is a person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

metronomy

English

Noun

(-)
  • The measurement of time by an instrument.
    • (Webster 1913)

    personification

    English

    (wikipedia personification)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person, thing or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
    • Adolf Hitler was the personification of anti-Semitism.
  • A figure of speech,in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.
    • The writer used personification to convey her ideas.
  • An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human
    • The Grim Reaper is a personification of death.