1. Personification

2. Personification is giving human qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects. Ex. The window winked at me. –Winking is a human action. –The window is the object being personified.

3. Personification What is the human action? What is being personified? What does it mean? The wind howled.

4. Personification The wind howled. Howling is the human action. The wind is being personified. Meaning: The wind was making a noise as it blew.

5. Personification What is the human action? What is being personified? What does it mean? The volcano belched smoke and ash.

6. Personification The volcano belched smoke and ash. Belching is the human action. The volcano is being personified. Meaning: Smoke and ash were coming out of the volcano