1. Personification

2. Figurative Language So far you’ve learned about…
Figurative language or a figure of speech is a word or phrase that does not have a normal everyday literal meaning.
So far you’ve learned about…
Similes: comparing 2 unlike things using “like” or “as”
Ex: “My cat is as cute as a button!”
Metaphors: comparing 2 things without using “like” or “as” by saying something is something
Ex: “The clouds are balls of cotton”
Idioms: phrase or expression that doesn’t actually mean what the words say.
Ex: “We’re having a ball!”

3. PERSONIFICATION Now let’s add…
What word do you recognize?
Personification is when the speaker or writer gives human characteristics, qualities, or feelings to non-human objects or ideas.

4. What are Human Characteristics?
What are some things you do that make you human?
Breathe
Feel sad
Eat
Make funny faces
Laugh
Sleep
Jump
Cough
Cry
Wink
Joke
Love

5. The traffic was crawling this morning!
Example:
Object
traffic
The traffic was crawling this morning!
Human Characteristic
crawling
This means: The traffic was very slow this morning.

6. The popcorn leaped out of the bowl!
Example:
Object
The popcorn leaped out of the bowl!
popcorn
Human Characteristic
leaped
This means: The popcorn was falling out of the bowl.

7. That cupcake is calling my name!
Example:
Object
cupcake
That cupcake is calling my name!
Human Characteristic
calling
This means: The cupcake looks so delicious that I have to have it!

8. The brown grass cried for rain!
Example:
Object
The brown grass cried for rain!
grass
Human Characteristic
cried
This means: The grass is so dry and it needs water.

9. My alarm clock yells at me every morning!
Example:
Object
My alarm clock yells at me every morning!
alarm clock
Human Characteristic
yells
This means: The alarm clock is very loud in the morning.

10. Now it’s your turn!