PERSONIFICATION

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PERSONIFICATION

• Human Characteristics

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EXPLANATION

• Sometimes a writer will give human
  characteristics to nonhuman things. Objects,
  ideas, places or animals may be given human
  qualities. They may perform human actions.
  This type of figurative language is called
  personification. It helps the writer create an
  exciting picture in the readers mind.

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EXAMPLES

• The sailboat danced gracefully past us.
• The flames ate hungrily at the burning house.
• The once-proud trees bent meekly before the
  storm.
• The broad, flat rock lay sunning itself by the
  stream.

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PRACTICE

• Directions
• Read the sentence, think about the meaning,
  notice how personification creates a word
  picture. Identify the personification in each
  sentence.
• The fog crept silently into the valley.
• The tree fought the wind with its branches
• The computer devoured information all day long.
• The hikers left the meadow and were swallowed by
  the forest.

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REVIEW

• Sometimes a writer will give human
  characteristics to nonhuman things.
• Objects, ideas, places, or animals may be given
  human qualities.
• They may perform human actions.
• This type of figurative language is called
  personification.

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HELPFUL HINTS

• To recognize personification
• Read the sentence carefully.
• Try to see the meaning of the words in your mind.
• Notice how personification creates a word picture
  and makes the sentence more interesting.

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USING PERSONIFICATION

• Write three sentences that use personification.
• Be sure to give some human quality to some
  nonhuman thing.
• Choose one sentence and draw a detailed picture
  that illustrates the personification in the
  sentence.