1. a CPR lesson about objects © 2009 Lizbeth J. Phillips, MA Ed.
PERSONIFICATION
a CPR lesson about objects
© 2009 Lizbeth J. Phillips, MA Ed.

2. What is PERSONIFICATION?
Personification is giving human characteristics to everyday ideas, objects, and animals.
Let’s watch a wolf take on human characteristics…

3. EXAMPLES
the talking furniture and dishes in Disney’s animated movie BEAUTY and the BEAST
the antics in episodes of SPONGE BOB SQUARE PANTS
Sentence samples:
The wind howled its misery.
The sun smiled upon the sunbathers at the beach.
The cave yawned as the hikers approached.
Her feet sighed when she took of the ridiculous high heels.
His ears rang when the baseball hit him in the chest.

4. ASSIGNMENTS Personification Exercise Personification Art
Complete the ten practice sentences that appear on the back of your personification picture frame.
Due: _______________
Personification Art
Draw a Personification Strip OR
Choose your favorite personification sentence from the exercises.
Fully illustrate it. Be sure to include the sentence.
Due:______________