18 personification

Figures of SpeechPersonification

Objective:• Cite examples of

personification

Pop Quiz:Identify if the given example is a simile or a metaphor.(5 pts.)

A book is…1. a flower, scented pages, fragrant hours2. as crafty as a fox, surprising in its clever

plots3. a fairy's wings with princesses,

enchanted kings4. a windowsill where breezy thoughts are

never still5. an hour glass whose pages flow as hours

pass...

What is common among them?

Watch this:Watch the commercial then answer these questions:• What is the commercial about?• Who are the characters in the

commercial? Describe them. What is not “normal” about them?

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Personification• When non human things act like

they are alive ; the verb shows the human quality

Example:– The sleeping pill knocked me

out.– Excitement entered the room.

Try These:1.Time runs so fast. 2.My pen slowly walks on my

paper. 3.My head is aching. The

letters are dancing.

Personification or Not

1.

2.

The earth has swallowed all my hopes.

–Romeo and Juliet

3.

4.

The flame of the candle brightens

the room.

5.

The man angrily shouts. He is a ferocious bear.

Watch These:Identify if the commercial used personification or not. Defend your answer.

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Practice:Complete the line: If I were a magician, I would give life to (inanimate object). I will (personify it).

Example:If I were a magician, I would give life to a computer. I will have it as my personal assistant, taking care of all my needs when I am not around.

WB5:Answer p. 305.

HW5: (5 pts.)Cut then paste 1 picture on your notebook. Based on the picture, write 3 sentences that use personification.

Example: 1. The fries runs for his life.

2. The fries panics as he sees the gun.

3. The burger seems scared of the hotdog bun.

L8: Personification• When non human things act like

they are alive ; the verb shows the human quality

Example:– The sleeping pill knocked me

out.– Excitement entered the room.