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Personification
Personi-what??
Personification
Personification
Giving human traits (qualities, feelings, actions)
to non-living things or animals
Why do authors use personification in their
writing?
Two pieces of Personification
Non-human
object or
animal
Human
Trait
Two pieces of Personification
The sun peeked happily from behind a cloud.
sun
peeked
Whiteboards at the ready!
The big, full moon guided me through the forest.
moon
guided
Whiteboards at the ready!
The old car groaned as it made its way down
the long open road.
car
groaned
Whiteboards at the ready!
The wind whispered lonely sounds as it blew
through the old creaky windows.
wind
whispered
Whiteboards at the ready!
"The heavens declare the glory of God, and
the sky above proclaims his handiwork."
Psalm 19:1
heavens
declare
sky
proclaims
Whiteboards at the ready!
The pencil moaned as the boy turned the
handle on the pencil sharpener.
pencil
moaned
Whiteboards at the ready!
The avalanche devoured anything standing in
its way.
avalanche
devoured
Whiteboards at the ready!
"The mountains and hills will burst into song,
and the trees of the field will clap their
hands!" Isaiah 55:12
mountains
and hills
burst
into
song
trees
clap
Whiteboards at the ready!
Jan heard the last piece of pie calling her name.
pie
calling
Whiteboards at the ready!
When I didn't make the team, my dream of
being a star died.
dream
died
Whiteboards at the ready!
The book was so popular, it flew off the shelves.
book
flew
Brainstorm Time!