Personification 0701.8.19 How do I determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun)

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Personification How do I determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages?

Daily Objective Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.

3. Personification A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities or actions. A type of metaphor in which non-human things or ideas possess human qualities or actions.

Examples of Personification The wind whispered her name. Wind is being personified: “wind whispered”, because “wind” can’t actually “whisper.” Wind is being personified: “wind whispered”, because “wind” can’t actually “whisper.” Justice is blind. Justice is being personified: blind justice, because justice has no actual eyes that could be blinded. Justice is being personified: blind justice, because justice has no actual eyes that could be blinded.

Cell Phone I am a cell phone. I am a cell phone. I like to chat all the time. I like to chat all the time. I am very helpful in an emergency. I am very helpful in an emergency. I often play games with my owners. I often play games with my owners. I sometimes interrupt when my owner is busy. I sometimes interrupt when my owner is busy. I feel important wherever I go. I am a cell phone.

Rain Drops I am rain I like to soar through the air and make everything wet. I fall out of clouds. I hose the Earth and announce Winter. I always come on dark, lonely days. I sometimes interrupt baseball games. I feel important when I water flowers and keep everything alive. I am rain.

Boulevard of Broken Dreams I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But It's home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me 'Till then I walk alone I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But It's home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone I walk alone I walk alone My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me 'Till then I walk alone

Personification “The Fog” “The Fog” List all examples of personification. List all examples of personification. In a paragraph, explain why this poem is an example of personification. The paragraph needs at least five sentences. Use specific evidence from the poem. In a paragraph, explain why this poem is an example of personification. The paragraph needs at least five sentences. Use specific evidence from the poem.

Boulevard of Broken Dreams I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But It's home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me 'Till then I walk alone I walk a lonely road The only one that I have ever known Don't know where it goes But It's home to me and I walk alone I walk this empty street On the Boulevard of broken dreams Where the city sleeps And I'm the only one and I walk alone My shadow's the only one that walks beside me My shallow heart's the only thing that's beating Sometimes I wish someone out there will find me 'Till then I walk alone Draw one image that this song/poem creates in your mind and write the lines next to it.

Find the examples of personification in the poem excerpt Late lies the wintry sun a-bed A frosty, fiery sleepy head; Blinks but an hour or two; and then, A blood-red orange, sets again. -Robert Louis Stevenson “Winter Time”

Find the examples of personification in the poem excerpt When the Dawn spread her fingertips of rose in the eastern sky, the men and dogs went hunting. - Homer “The Odyssey

Find the examples of personification in the poem excerpt When the stars threw down their spears And watered heaven with their tears, Did he smile his work to see? Did he who made the Lamb make thee? -William Blake “The Tiger”

Personification Poem Check worksheet for details Check worksheet for details Pre-write – 10 points Pre-write – 10 points Draft – 20 points Draft – 20 points Revise/edit – 10 points Revise/edit – 10 points Publishing – 60 points Publishing – 60 points Due tomorrow, Friday February 4 th. Due tomorrow, Friday February 4 th.

What did we learn today? Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages Determine the appropriate meaning of figurative words and phrases (e.g., idiom, metaphor, simile, personification, pun) in passages.