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Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.
Objective: Define personification
in literary works.3-5 ELD: Identify and describe
figurative language
Partner share
Describe a movie where a toy comes to life.
Learning Objective: What are we going to define today?
Personification in literary works
Personification- Giving human qualities or actions to something that is not human.
Example- The trees waved goodbye as our school bus passed by.
Non Example- The trees swayed in the wind.
Personification
The Importance of understanding personification
Good readers are able to make a mind movie using personification.
Good writers are able to use personification to make their writing more interesting.
Steps to define personification
1. The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
2. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my frozen food.
asIs personified by using the verb…
windsang
Microwave timer
told
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.Step 2- Identify what is being personified.Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
The wind sang means the wind was blowing
Microwave timer beeped
Steps to define personification
1. The video camera observed the whole crime scene
2. The strawberries seemed to sing, “Eat me first!”
asIs personified by using the verb
Video camera
observedstrawberries
sing
The camera recorded the crime
The strawberries looked very delicious
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.Step 2- Identify what is being personified.Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
Steps to define personification
1. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell
2. The plates danced on the shelves during the earthquake
asIs personified by using the verb rainkissed
platesdanced
The rain fell on my face
The plates moved during the earthquake
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.Step 2- Identify what is being personified.Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
Authors of poems often use personification to make their writing more interesting.
the geesedance above my windowsinging honking their rusty trumpetsreminding me
part of me will go with themand they will dress me in their whispery downpromising me pleasuresof southern treatsreleasing mefrom winter’s grip
geese geese geesedance singing dress
as as
The author is trying to say that the geese are flying south and honking. When he says they will dress him, he means he will use their feathers in his winter jacket.
We can also personify objects that are not human by giving them human qualities.
• Cloud• A cloud can be white, puffy, and soft.• The happy cloud distributed sunlight in every
direction.• OR a cloud can be dark, gray, and rainy.• The cloud cried tears of loneliness for days
and days.
ClosureWhat did we define today
Why is it important
1. The engine coughed when my dad started the car.
2. The window winked at me.
asIs personified by using the verb enginecough
windowwinked
Something is wrong with the engine
Step 1- Read the passage or statement.Step 2- Identify what is being personified.Step 3- Identify how the subject is being personified. Step 4- Determine meaning of the personification
The sun shone off of the window.