Personification in "The Fog

The poem "The Fog" vividly portrays personification, attributing human qualities to the fog. Through descriptive imagery, the author showcases the fog as a character with hunched shoulders and wide arms, moving slowly and searching like a blind man. This personification enhances the reader's visual experience and understanding of the text.

• Personification
• Imagery
• Literature
• Analysis
• English

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1. Personification Reading

2. LO: to identify personification. Helps us, as the reader, visualise the image the author is trying to create. It can help us understand the text better.

3. LO: to identify personification What is personification? Giving human characteristics to things or ideas. This is known as a literary device.

4. The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly the fog- A blind man hunting the moon.

5. LO: to identify personification. I do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour,

6. LO: to identify personification. I do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour,

7. LO: to identify personification. I do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Hunched shoulders suggests the fog is moving low to the ground. Hunched shoulders are often linked to an emotion of sadness or feeling of unease.

8. LO: to identify personification. We do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour,

9. LO: to identify personification. We do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour,

10. LO: to identify personification. We do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, its way round. Finger-tips touching the way are often linked to a lack of ability to see. Finger-tips touching the way suggests the fog is feeling slowly

11. LO: to identify personification. You do The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, This is an example of personification because __________________ suggests the fog is Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly the fog- A blind man hunting the moon. by F.R. McCreary.

12. LO: to identify personification. The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly the fog- A blind man hunting the moon. by F.R. McCreary.

13. LO: to identify personification. The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly the fog- A blind man hunting the moon. by F.R. McCreary.

14. LO: to identify personification. The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly the fog- A blind man hunting the moon. by F.R. McCreary.

15. LO: to identify personification. The Fog Slowly the fog, Hunched-shouldered with a grey face, Arms wide, advances Finger-tips touching the way Past dark houses And dark gardens of roses. Up the short street from the harbour, Slowly the fog, Seeking, seeking; Arms wide, shoulders hunched, Searching, searching Out through the streets to the fields, Slowly the fog- A blind man hunting the moon. by F.R. McCreary.

16. Extension: imagining personification