she is an icon and she is a legend

Categories: Personification

An example of personification in public science discourse,

"She's an icon.

She's a legend.

And she is the moment."

U.S. Department of Energy (31/07/2025), Twitter social media post

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Author: Keith

Former school and college science teacher, teacher educator, research supervisor, and research methods lecturer. Emeritus Professor of Science Education at the University of Cambridge.