personification
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Personification. Poetry. Personification. Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects For example: The window winked at me. Wink is a human action. The window is an animate object. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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PersonificationPoetry
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Personification
Giving human qualities, feelings, actions, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects
For example: The window winked at me.
Wink is a human action. The window is an animate object.
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Do it yourself!Write the object being
personified and the meaning of the personification.
1. The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
Object being personified: wind
Meaning of the personification: wind was blowing
2. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.
Object being personified: microwave timer
Meaning of the personification: it went off
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Do it yourself!Write the object being
personified and the meaning of the personification.
3. The video camera observed the whole scene.
Object being personified: video camera
Meaning of the personification: captured the video
4. The strawberries seemed to sing, “Eat me first!”
Object being personified: strawberries
Meaning of the personification: looked delicious and ready to eat
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Do it yourself!Write the object being
personified and the meaning of the personification.
5. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
Object being personified: rain
Meaning of the personification: gently fell on my cheeks