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Personification

Personification. Poetry. Personification. Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects For example: The window winked at me. Wink is a human action. The window is an animate object.

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Personification

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  1. Personification • Poetry

  2. Personification • Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects • For example: The window winked at me. • Wink is a human action. The window is an animate object.

  3. Do it yourself!Write the object being personified and the meaning of the personification. • 1. The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves. • Object being personified: wind • Meaning of the personification: wind was blowing • 2. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner. • Object being personified: microwave timer • Meaning of the personification: it went off

  4. Do it yourself!Write the object being personified and the meaning of the personification. • 3. The video camera observed the whole scene. • Object being personified: video camera • Meaning of the personification: captured the video • 4. The strawberries seemed to sing, “Eat me first!” • Object being personified: strawberries • Meaning of the personification: looked delicious and ready to eat

  5. Do it yourself!Write the object being personified and the meaning of the personification. • 5. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell. • Object being personified: rain • Meaning of the personification: gently fell on my cheeks

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