1. Personification “Person” “-ification” What is personification?
a human being
“-ification”
the process of becoming

2. Personification
When something nonhuman (an object, idea, or animal) is given human qualities

3. For example… “The smoke detector shrieked when Mary burned her toast.”
“Sunrise stretched her fingers over the horizon.”
“The strawberries begged me to eat them.”

4. In Where the Red Fern Grows
“It was a beautiful night, still and frosty. A big grinning Ozark moon had the countryside bathed in a soft yellow glow.” (p. 77)
“My back screamed with pain.” (p. 85)

5. So what? creates IMAGERY makes the writing more VIVID and INTERESTING
Personification…
creates IMAGERY
makes the writing more VIVID and INTERESTING

6. What is being personified?
The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
The microwave timer told me my popcorn was ready.
The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
The car engine coughed and sputtered in the blizzard.