Personification What do these three sentences have in

Personification

What do these three sentences have in common? • "The ancient car groaned into third gear. " "The cloud scattered rain throughout the city. " "The tropical storm slept for two days. "

The ancient car groaned into third gear? • Can a car groan?

"The cloud scattered rain throughout the city. " • Do clouds scatter things?

"The tropical storm slept for two days. " • Do storms sleep?

Personification! • A figure of speech that gives the qualities of a person to an animal, an object, or an idea. Example: “The wind yelled all night long. ” The wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell. This is personification!

Examples of Personification • The moon smiled down upon the sleeping city.

Examples of Personification • The piano sang a beautiful song to all in the audience.

Examples of Personification • My computer hates me.

Examples of Personification • The camera loves me.

Examples of Personification • Opportunity knocked on the door.

Examples of Personification • The sun greeted me this morning

Practice on Handout! • Read each sentence. • Underline the object being personified. • Describe what the sentence means.

Personifying Objects • For the object, give it a human characteristic. Leaves on a windy day.

Personifying Objects • For the object, give it a human characteristic. A light bulb.

Personifying Objects • For the object, give it a human characteristic. An alarm clock.

Practice on Handout • Personify the sentences! – Rewrite each sentence and change the words in parentheses to words that would describe a human's actions.

Why do author’s use personification? • Personification creates imagery! – What is imagery? – How does personification help create images in our minds as we read?

Quick Review • What is a simile? • What is a metaphor? How do similes and metaphors create imagery?

Which type of figurative language? Simile? Metaphor? Personification? 1. We would have had more pizza to eat if Tammy hadn’t been such a hog. * What is being compared? * What does this mean? * What imagery does this create in a reader’s mind?

Which type of figurative language? Simile? Metaphor? Personification? 1. The front door screeched as I slowly opened it to sneak into my house. * What is being compared? * What does this mean? * What imagery does this create in a reader’s mind?

Which type of figurative language? Simile? Metaphor? Personification? 1. Physical exercise is like medicine for some people. * What is being compared? * What does this mean? * What imagery does this create in a reader’s mind?

Practice • Chart on Handout • Ode to Mi Gato