Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects Examples Example 1 The trees were begging for water Example 2 My sun burnt skin was screaming Example 3 My ID: 364247
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Personification
Personification is giving human qualities to animals or objects.Slide2
Examples
Example #1: The trees were begging for water.Example #2: My sun burnt
skin
was screaming.
Example #3:
My
locker
hates me!Slide3
The wind whispered through the trees.
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My dog stares at me.
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I listened to the wind.
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The turtle walked towards me.
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Cars danced across the icy road.
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Independent Practice
Circle the object being personified.Slide9
Circle the Personified Object
1. My evil alarm clock yelled at me to wake up.
2. The old truck huffed and puffed up the steep mountain road.
3. My stubborn hair insisted on standing straight up today.Slide10
Circle the Personified Object
4. The brisk wind whispered secrets about faraway places.
5. The tornado attacked the corn field with great wrath.
6. The children built a tree house in the old elm on the hill, and now the elm doesn’t feel lonely anymore.Slide11
Analyzing PersonificationSlide12
Personify Me!
CarsFlowersAnimalsSchool SuppliesNatureSportsMusicVideo Games
Other Ideas
Choose a topic with your group.
Write your topic in the middle of the poster and draw a picture.
Fill your poster with at least 10 examples of personification using that topic.Slide13
Reading Connection