Personification

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Personification

• L.O. I can write a poem using personification

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Personification

• Personification is when a writer gives an object
  the qualities of a person.

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Personification

• Which word gives the quality of a person.
• 1) The sun stretches its warmth across the land.
• 2) The chair danced as the baby bounced to and
  fro.
• 3) The darkness wrapped its arms around me.

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Personification

• What does this tell you and how do you feel?
• 1) The wind sang her mournful song through the
  falling leaves.
• 2) The video camera observed the whole scene.
• 3) The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.

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Personification

• 4) The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the
  walkers.
• 5) The water beckoned invitingly to the hot
  swimmers.
• 6) The china danced on the shelves during the
  earthquake.
• 7) The car engine coughed and spluttered when it
  started during the blizzard.

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Personification Poem

• This is a poem by a famous poet called Sylvia
  Plath.
• I am silver and exact.
• I have no preconceptions.
• Whatever I see I swallow immediately
• Just as it is, unmisted by love or dislike.
• I am not cruel, only truthful.
• This is about a mirror which can speak, see and
  swallow as well as tell the truth.

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A House Awake

• The house awakes and stretches it chimneys to the
  sky.
• The door opens to greet the passers by.
• The curtains open and the windows peer out.
• The china dances on the mantelpiece as the family
  start to shout.

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Plenary

• Read your poem and think about how you have used
  personification.
• Then get a partner to read your work and discuss
  your ideas together.

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Evaluation

• Draw me a red face if you dont think you have
  understood.
• Draw me a yellow face if you are beginning to
  understand.
• Draw me a green face if you like and understand
  your work.