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Personification

Personification. A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts or attitudes. “Lodged” by Robert Frost.

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Personification

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  1. Personification A figure of speech in which an object or animal is given human feelings, thoughts or attitudes.

  2. “Lodged” by Robert Frost • The rain to the wind said,'You push and I'll pelt.'They so smote the garden bedThat the flowers actually knelt,And lay lodged--though not dead.I know how the flowers felt.

  3. “Lodged” Questions • Can the rain really talk to the wind? Can the wind really listen to the rain? Can the flowers really kneel? • What are some of the effects that the tool of personification brings to this poem? • If the rain and wind and flowers were real people, how would one describe the event that is occurring? • If the flowers were real people, how do they feel after the wind and the rain “smote” the garden bed? • Speculate on why (make an educated guess) the speaker of the poem empathizes with the flowers.

  4. Personification “I Am Music” by Common “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath

  5. Personification • What kind of “human attitude” has the poet given music? • Common is known for his politically and spiritually conscious lyrics. Explain why his song “I Am Music” fits into that category. • How are the works of Plath and Common alike? • How are the works of Plath and Common different? • What are some of the “human” actions that the mirror takes in Plath’s poem? • What kind of “human attitude” has the poet given the mirror? • Plath is known for her sparse, stoic poems that leave the reader with shrill feelings of despair. Explain why this poem fits into this category. • In “I Am Music” what are some of the “human” actions taken by music?

  6. “The Ballad of Love and Hate” by The avett Brothers Describe how personification is used in the song.

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