Personification
Personification
What is it?
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Person
ification: giving a human quality to
non-human objects
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Examples:
–
The
wind
sang
her mournful song through falling
leaves
–
The cool
water
winked
at the hot swimmers
–
When Alice turned the ignition, the car’s
engine
coughed and sputtered.
Why do author’s use personification?
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To make writing more dramatic/interesting
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To convey moods and emotions
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To help the reader connect to the writing
•
To create a picture in the reader’s mind
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To give the writing personality or “voice”
Personification
What is being
personified in this
poem?
What picture does
this poem paint in
the mind of the
listener/reader?
Personification
•
Poets often use personification to tell a story
in just a few words:
“Fog”
The fog comes on little cat
feet.
It sits looking over harbor and
city
On silent haunches and then
moves on.
What is being personified in this
poem?
In what way is the fog being
personified?
What are the actions it is
performing?
What picture does this poem paint in
the
mind of the reader/listener
?
Personification
What is being personified in this
poem?
In what ways is each object
being personified? What is the
human action each object is
performing?
What picture does the poem
paint in the mind of the
reader/listener?
Learn about personification in poetry, where human qualities are attributed to non-human objects. Discover examples and understand why authors use this literary device to create vivid imagery and evoke emotions in readers. Dive into classic poems like "Hey Diddle, Diddle" and explore how poets personify elements like fog to tell captivating stories in just a few words.
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What is it? Personification: giving a human quality to non-human objects Examples: The wind sang her mournful song through falling leaves The cool water winked at the hot swimmers When Alice turned the ignition, the car s engine coughed and sputtered.
Why do authors use personification? To make writing more dramatic/interesting To convey moods and emotions To help the reader connect to the writing To create a picture in the reader s mind To give the writing personality or voice
Personification Hey diddle, diddle The cat and the fiddle, the cow jumped over the moon; the little boy laughed to see such a sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon What is being personified in this poem? What picture does this poem paint in the mind of the listener/reader?
Personification Poets often use personification to tell a story in just a few words: What is being personified in this poem? Fog Fog In what way is the fog being personified? The fog comes on little cat The fog comes on little cat feet. feet. It sits looking over harbor and It sits looking over harbor and city city On silent haunches and then On silent haunches and then moves on. moves on. What are the actions it is performing? What picture does this poem paint in the mind of the reader/listener?
Personification What is being personified in this poem? In what ways is each object being personified? What is the human action each object is performing? What picture does the poem paint in the mind of the reader/listener?
