1. “Chicago” by Carl Sandburg
Personification

2. Carl Sandburg
1916 Sandburg wrote the poem in 1916.

3. Chicago

4. Giving human traits to something not human. Ex: The wheels whined.
Personification
Giving human traits to something not human.
Ex: The wheels whined.
Ex. City of the big shoulders

5. wanton
done, shown, used, etc., maliciously or unjustifiably: a wanton attack; wanton cruelty.
2. deliberate and without motive or provocation; uncalled-for; headstrong; willful: Why jeopardize your career in such a wanton way?

6. Free Verse is a poem that doesn’t rhyme.
No rhyme, but still rhythm.

7. rhythm Stressed and unstressed syllables
Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere

8. apostrophe
apostrophe: a direct address of an inanimate object, abstract qualities, or a person not living or present. Example: "Beware, O Asparagus, you've stalked my last meal."

9. Chicago-City of the big shoulders

10. Personification in Chicago
Big shoulders
Husky
No hat/bareheaded
Dust all over his mouth
Laughing
Singing
With lifted head
Half naked
Sweating
White teeth
Building, shoveling, …

11. #1 Decide your city You city can be anywhere in the world Paris
Mexico City
Lima
Rio de Janeiro
London
Malian
Make sure you are choosing a city and not a state
New Orleans
New York City
Dallas
Seattle

12. 25 characteristics of your city EXAMPLE: Beverly Hills
Wealthy Golden Toilets
Mansions Paris Hilton
White Plastic Surgery
Fancy Restaurants Tiffanys
Designer Stores Fake Tans
Daddy’s Credit Card Palm Trees
Movie Stars Luxurious
Rodeo Drive Chanel #5
Money Ferrari
Poodles Tourists
Tiny Dogs that fit in purses

13. Step 3 Decide how you want to personify your city.
EXAMPLE from Beverly Hills:
Barbie doll old lady (Joan Rivers)

14. Beverly Hills 1. Designer shopper for the world
2. Movie Maker, Stacker of $100 bills
3. Player with Botox and the Nation’s tanning salon provider
4. Fake, rich, snobby
5. City of the aged plastic looking Barbie

15. Beverly Hills Personified

16. Steps Step 1 Decide your city
Step 2 Brainstorm 25 associations with the city.
Step 3 Decide how you want your city to be personified. (How will you draw the city?)
Step 4 Write the rough draft
Step 5 Type the final draft and print two copies.
Step 6 Draw the picture.

17. Sentence Frames of Personification Poem
Line 1– 5 words that describe your city
Line 2– 3 words that describe your city
Line 3—2 words that describe your city
Line 4—1 word to describes your city
Line 5– They say you are ____________________, but I have seen _____________________.
Line 6—They say you are ____________________, and I tell them ______________________.
Line 7—They say you are ____________________, and I say __________________________.
Line 8—They say you are_____________________, and I reply_________________________.
Line 9—1 word that describes your city
Line 10—2 words that describe your city
Line 11—3 words that describe your city
Line 12—5 words that describe your city

18. Options for Presenting your Poem DUE 11/18
Option ONE
Create a visual representation of your city.
DRAW and COLOR your city as if that were a person
Write 3 sentences on the back defending why you chose certain design elements.
Option TWO
Carefully choose 10 images on the internet and make a collage or a person out of those images.
Write 5 sentences detailing why you chose certain images

19. Materials Markers Paper Rulers Colored Pencils
PLEASE DO ME A FAVOR—and don’t destroy my art supplies.
Make that art materials are picked up off the floor.
This will be a major help to me!!!!
Y’all are awesome.
And each other.

20. Mrs. Thomasson’s example
Tupelo
Small, Quiet, Quaint, Friendly, Cozy
Serving, Embracing, Loving
Helpful, Heart-warming
City of Hospitality
They say you are small-minded, but I have seen you move towards progression
They say you are racist, but I tell them the marginalized are welcome here.
They say you are exclusive, but I say everyone has a friend here.
They say you are stagnant, but I reply that we are more unified everyday.
City of Open Hands
Resourceful, Communal
Cherishing, Moral, Upstanding
Loyal, Caring, Faithful, Devoted, Thoughtful
This is the city that I love.