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Personification
L.O: To understand what personification is and how to use it
in description
Personification -Another figurative technique-
Personification is when you give human qualities to an object or animal.
It is another writing technique that we can use to engage our reader and make our stories
sound really effective!
Writers often use personification to help describe something. They use it to create an
image in the readers mind.
Examples
The stars danced playfully in the sky.
The printer ate the paper.
The flowers nodded their heads as the wind blew.
The ocean waves swallowed the boat.
The old chair moaned as the boy jumped on it.
When trying to come up with suitable word choices for personification, first think of an object and then the characteristics it
has and consider your options.
The choices you come up with can set different moods, so think carefully about
what mood you want to set.
Candle
• The candle burned bright before slowly dying.
• The candle danced merrily in the dark.
• The candle’s light whispered in the darkness
Rain
• The rain kissed my cheeks as it gently fell.
• The rain sang a sweet song.
• The rain drummed a ferocious beat on the ground
Task 1 – Come up with three different examples of personification for each picture (like I did for mine)
trying to show different moods, for each of the following:
Task 2 – Pair up the beginning and end of these sentences so that they make sense. Write them in your
work books
Task 3 - Write out these sentences and underline the use of personification
Task 4 – When you have identified the personification – explain what it is trying to portray/image it is trying to
make.
Revision
https://wordwall.net/play/179/245/399
You will have seen all of these in lessons and over the past few days. The only one we haven’t
covered is pathetic fallacy