The number of electoral college votes to be cast by each state was last adjusted by state population totals from the 2010 decennial census conducted by the U.S. Census Bureau.
Signifyin' , or signifyin(g) (vernacular), is a form of wordplay.It is a practice in African-American culture involving a verbal strategy of indirection that exploits the gap between the denotative and figurative meanings of words. A simple example would be insulting someone to show affection.hile Signifyin(g) is the term coined by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. to represent a black vernacular, the idea stems from the thoughts of Ferdinand De Saussure and the process of signifying--the association between words and the ideas they indicate..
(Meaning: you give me hope and happiness.). Personification. Personification is a type of figurative language which gives an object human characteristics (emotions, sensations, speech, physical movements).For example: The branches of the tree danced in the wind. She was swallowed by the waves in an instant.The warm sun smiled down on us.ersonification is a type of figurative language which gives an object human characteristics (emotions, sensations, speech, physical movements).For example: The branches of the tree danced in the wind.