Among rhetoricians, however, the word tenor more specifically refers to the subject of a vehicle in a metaphorical statement. For instance, if a writer claimed, Mrs. Higgins is a witch, the tenor of the term witch is Mrs. Higgins.
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human traits, emotions, and intentions to non-human entities and is considered to be an innate tendency of human psychology. Personification is the related attribution of human form and characteristics to abstract concepts such as nations, emotions and natural forces like seasons and the weather.
Definition of SYNAPOMORPHY. : a character or trait that is shared by two or more taxonomic groups and is derived through evolution from a common ancestral form. ADVERTISEMENT. International Scientific Vocabulary syn- + apomorphy derived evolutionary trait or feature (from apo- + -morphy).First Known Use: 1965. a character or trait that is shared by two or more taxonomic groups and is derived through evolution from a common ancestral form. ADVERTISEMENT.