1. Figurative Language Personification

2. What is personification?  Personification is giving human characteristics to everyday ideas, objects, and animals.

3. Examples  The sun peeked happily from behind a cloud.  The trees danced back and forth in the wind.  The car happily squealed down the highway.  It was time to go home, but the bell refused to ring.  The warm fireplace seemed to be calling my name.  The delicious smell of cookies pulled me into the kitchen.  The angry sky roared and threw lightening around.  The sun peeked happily from behind a cloud.  The trees danced back and forth in the wind.  The car happily squealed down the highway.  It was time to go home, but the bell refused to ring.  The warm fireplace seemed to be calling my name.  The delicious smell of cookies pulled me into the kitchen.  The angry sky roared and threw lightening around.

4. Example  Be Our Guest Be Our Guest  Be Our Guest Be Our Guest

5. Perosnification Practice  The sun danced across the sky on the hot summer day.  The big full moon guided me through the forest.  The old car groaned as it made its way down the long open road.  The wind whispered lonely sounds as it blew through the old creaky windows.  The leaves raced to the ground as the children ran across the playground.  The pencil moaned as the boy turned the handle on the pencil sharpener.  The sun danced across the sky on the hot summer day.  The big full moon guided me through the forest.  The old car groaned as it made its way down the long open road.  The wind whispered lonely sounds as it blew through the old creaky windows.  The leaves raced to the ground as the children ran across the playground.  The pencil moaned as the boy turned the handle on the pencil sharpener.

6. Why do we use personification in our writing?  Many times an author will use this literary technique to add more fun, drama, sparkle, excitement, or interest to a story or to convey a certain mood.  It makes more sense to us (as readers) to understand what they author is talking about when WE can RELATE to the emotions or characteristics that the “non-living” object has. Ex: The light breeze gracefully danced across the porch and sang verses of warm summer melodies. What kind of feeling does that verse above give you?  Many times an author will use this literary technique to add more fun, drama, sparkle, excitement, or interest to a story or to convey a certain mood.  It makes more sense to us (as readers) to understand what they author is talking about when WE can RELATE to the emotions or characteristics that the “non-living” object has. Ex: The light breeze gracefully danced across the porch and sang verses of warm summer melodies. What kind of feeling does that verse above give you?

7. “Summer Grass” – Carl Sandburg Summer grass aches and whispers It wants something: it calls and sings; it pours out wishes to the overhead stars. The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow coming; the rain wets the face of the grass.

8. “Summer Grass” – Carl Sandburg Where is the personification? Why add personification to a poem? How do we know there is personification? (keywords?) Where is the personification? Why add personification to a poem? How do we know there is personification? (keywords?) Summer grass aches and whispers It wants something: it calls and sings; it pours out wishes to the overhead stars. The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow coming; the rain wets the face of the grass

9. “Summer Grass” – Carl Sandburg Actual Poem Summer grass aches and whispers It wants something: it calls and sings; it pours out wishes to the overhead stars. The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow coming; the rain wets the face of the grass. Take out the personification  The grass is very dry.  It hasn't rained in days.  It rains and gets the grass wet.

10. Personification Poem  Pick an object from the box on the left and write a personification poem  Use the object as the title  Don’t use the word in the poem  Include at least two examples of personification  Pick an object from the box on the left and write a personification poem  Use the object as the title  Don’t use the word in the poem  Include at least two examples of personification Lobster Palm tree Plane Raft Sand Flower Cat Leaf Or use your own idea (related to the Cay)

11. Example Candle I scream out in the dark I bring light to you My flame whispers in the quiet Candle I scream out in the dark I bring light to you My flame whispers in the quiet

12. Share time  Share your poem  Call on someone to guess your topic  Share your poem  Call on someone to guess your topic