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Personification A Human Touch

What Do These Phrases Have in Common? love is blind stubborn cough the pot calling the kettle black curiosity killed the cat

What Is Personification? Personification is a figure of speech in which a nonhuman thing or quality is talked about as if it were human. Writers may personify animals objects ideas emotions nature

Examples of Personification Animals: Our dog, Pepper, spitefully ignored my calls. Objects: The house greeted us warmly. Ideas: Belief slowly crept over her. Emotions: Fear began to tap dance in my heart. Nature: The angry clouds blew the birds from the sky. © 2002-2003 clipart.com

Why Use Personification? makes your writing more interesting allows you to describe things vividly and originally captures a reader’s imagination

Too Much Personification Like other figures of speech, personification requires care and moderation when you use it. Don’t overuse personification. Avoid clichés.

What Have You Learned? Are the following statements true or false? 1. ____________— Personification cannot be used to describe objects. 2. ____________— Personification is a figure of speech. 3. ____________— “The cup jumped from her hand” is an example of personification. False True True

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