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Figures of SpeechPersonification
Objective:• Cite examples of
personification
Pop Quiz:Identify if the given example is a simile or a metaphor.(5 pts.)
A book is…1. a flower, scented pages, fragrant hours2. as crafty as a fox, surprising in its clever
plots3. a fairy's wings with princesses,
enchanted kings4. a windowsill where breezy thoughts are
never still5. an hour glass whose pages flow as hours
pass...
What is common among them?
Watch this:Watch the commercial then answer these questions:• What is the commercial about?• Who are the characters in the
commercial? Describe them. What is not “normal” about them?
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Personification• When non human things act like
they are alive ; the verb shows the human quality
Example:– The sleeping pill knocked me
out.– Excitement entered the room.
Try These:1.Time runs so fast. 2.My pen slowly walks on my
paper. 3.My head is aching. The
letters are dancing.
Personification or Not
1.
2.
The earth has swallowed all my hopes.
–Romeo and Juliet
3.
4.
The flame of the candle brightens
the room.
5.
The man angrily shouts. He is a ferocious bear.
Watch These:Identify if the commercial used personification or not. Defend your answer.
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Practice:Complete the line: If I were a magician, I would give life to (inanimate object). I will (personify it).
Example:If I were a magician, I would give life to a computer. I will have it as my personal assistant, taking care of all my needs when I am not around.
WB5:Answer p. 305.
HW5: (5 pts.)Cut then paste 1 picture on your notebook. Based on the picture, write 3 sentences that use personification.
Example: 1. The fries runs for his life.
2. The fries panics as he sees the gun.
3. The burger seems scared of the hotdog bun.
L8: Personification• When non human things act like
they are alive ; the verb shows the human quality
Example:– The sleeping pill knocked me
out.– Excitement entered the room.