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This is called personification. For example, Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour. A heart can’t literally race, but it helps us to feel more involved in the story. Try using ...

See, for example, PLR 2007-14030; and PLR 2007-05031, in which a surviving spouse was allowed a late rollover of an amount paid as a settlement for investment losses caused to her deceased husband ...

This is called personification. For example, Jess's heart is racing at 100 miles per hour. A heart can’t literally race, but it helps us to feel more involved in the story. Try using ...