{"id":8645,"date":"2024-06-28T06:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-28T06:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/?p=8645"},"modified":"2024-08-27T05:21:31","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T05:21:31","slug":"what-is-anthropomorphism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365-life-hacks\/writing\/what-is-anthropomorphism","title":{"rendered":"What is anthropomorphism?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main-content\" data-grid=\"col-12\">\n<p class=\"c-paragraph-3\">As a media consumer or reader, you&#8217;ve likely come across narratives where animals display human characteristics. This phenomenon is known as anthropomorphism, a well-established and widely used literary device found in fables, mythology, fairy tales, and contemporary literature and media. 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