Personification
“Just Before April Came”
March/April 2017
Name: ____________________________________________ Date: ________________
Picturing Personification
Directions: In “Just Before April Came,” poet Carl Sandburg describes some animals as if they were people.
This is called personification. Writers use personification to help you picture what an animal or a thing is like.
Below, answer the questions on the left to help you picture how the animals look, how they feel, or how they’re
moving. Use your answers to draw pictures of the animals on the right.
1. A White Pigeon
Draw the white pigeon.
What does the white pigeon do in the poem that
people usually do?
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What does this tell you about the pigeon?
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2. Crows
Draw a few of the crows.
What is one thing the crows do in the poem that
people usually do?
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What does this tell you about the crows?
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(Choose one other animal from the poem.)
Draw the animal.
What is one thing the animal does in the poem that
people usually do?
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What does this tell you about the animal?
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