PPT-Learning about Poetry Personification

When a writer treats a nonliving thing like a person The object seems to come alive It may think have feelings speak and even behave like humans do Nonliving things include but are not limited to . Exploring Poetry. Elements of Poetry. 1. . Figurative . Language- is language that is used imaginatively, rather than literally, to express ideas or feeling in new ways.. a. . Similes. - use like or as to compare two unlike . A quick review. Mr. . Cook – English II Honors. Personification. Giving human characteristics to non human things.. Example: The storm clouds threatened to ruin our picnic.. If an animal is the non human object, it is only personification if the animal does not naturally possess the characteristic.. Brought to you by powerpointpros.com. Teacher’s Menu. Select a mini-lesson that you would like to play. Default mode is . play all.. Play All. Similes. Metaphors. Personification. SIMILES. What is a Simile?. “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” ~Robert Frost. Poetic. . Devices. The Sounds of Poetry. Onomatopoeia. When a word’s pronunciation imitates its sound.. Personification. Giving human characteristics to things which are not human . Ex: seasons, animals, objects. My battery is dying. . Personification examples. The headlights . blinked. in the darkness.. PERSONFICATION. Personification.  is giving human qualities, feelings, . actions . or characteristics to . non-human objects. .. Personification: An example. The windows winked as I walked down the street. Poetry. Poetic structure . The arrangement and length of a poem’s lines and stanzas on the page (capitalization, line length, punctuation, word position) . Meter. The rhythmic pattern in a poem, composed of stressed and unstressed syllables, determined by looking at a specific line. English 1200. What is poetry?. Poetry is writing that focuses on detail, emotions, and feeling. . Poetry often rhymes or has a distinctive rhythm.. What is figurative language?. Figurative language is language that has meaning beyond its literal meaning. . Metaphor. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one object or idea is applied to another- suggesting a likeness or analogy between them. . Example: . This homework was a breeze. . What is poetry?. A unique type of . literature . that expresses ideas, feelings, or tells a story in a . specific . form. A piece of writing often having a . rhyme . or rhythm which tells a . story . concepts. .. Most: To identify poetic features. . Ideas or traditions. GCSE exam:. 15 poems 1 . or 2 unseen. Draw a mind map in your books: write down . everything. you know about poetry.. What tools do poets use?. Due: 2/17/15. Rubric. 1. . EACH POEM MUST HAVE AT LEAST 8 LINES. 2. Each poem must have at least two examples of any of the following figurative language: simile, metaphor, hyperbole, personification, & Idiom. is giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to non-living objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).. For example:. The window winked at me.  . Turn to the window. Do you see it winking? Are you really trying? Look hard- Can you see it yet?. Speaker. The “voice” from whom the poem comes. Could be any voice, not just the poet. Similar to a narrator, but in poetry we call it a speaker. Here’s a example:. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkk71rhQpo.