zoomorphism

Figure Name zoomorphism
Earliest Source None
Synonyms
Etymology None
Type Trope
Linguistic Domain
Definition

Attributing animal characteristics to a human (in cultural anthropology, it is connected to gods--attributing animal characteristics to deities).

Example

"Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee" (Muhammad Ali, of himself)

Kind Of Similarity
Part Of
Related Figures anthroporphism, personification
Notes
Confidence Confident
Last Editor Randy Harris
Confidence Confident
Editorial Notes
Reviewed Yes
Reviewer Ashley Rose Kelly