Goal: Students can identify personification and determine when to use it in their writing. ... Example: stone listens; Then expand your words into a sentence. Example: The stone listens carefully

Personification Classics ... "Ah, William, we're weary of weather," said the sunflowers, shining with dew. "Our traveling habits have tired us. Can you give us a room with a view?"

"Wind yells while blowing" is an example of personification because wind cannot yell. Only a living thing can yell.

2. Give an example of personification. 3. Give an example of alliteration. 4. ____It is most likely a) March; b) May; c) August; d) October. 5. ____Line five suggests:

What Is Personification? ... Personification in Motherless Brooklyn ... "Personification, with allegory, was the literary rage in the 18th century, but it goes against the modern grain and today is

Personification 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.

Many people used the poem "Mirror" by Sylvia Plath as an example for personification.; It seems to represent the type of technique we are looking at.

1. Playing chess with Ashley is like trying to outsmart a computer. ... 2. His temper was as explosive as a volcano. ... His temper is being compared to a volcano in that it can be sudden and violent.

Once students are confident they understand the definition of personification, ... For example, require that each description have a certain number of specific details, or set a word limit to

5. Give an example of symbolism from a short story that we have read. ... 15.Give an example of personification in The Odyssey.