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TOPIK 6noun

의인법

uiinbeop [의인뻡]

의인법이 · 의인법을

personification

Example

'바람이 나뭇잎에게 속삭인다'는 의인법을 쓴 문장이에요.

'The wind whispers to the leaves' is a sentence using personification.

Word parts

의 imitate인 person법 method

Literally 'imitate-person method' — treating things as if they were human.

Good to know

Pronounced [의인뻡] — 법 is tensed in these device names.