Personification
Personification is a figure of speech in which an object, animal, or idea is given human qualities or characteristics. This literary device is often used to make non-human things seem more relatable or alive.
Examples of Personification
- The wind whispered through the trees.
- The sun smiled down on the earth.
- The flowers danced in the breeze.
- The stars winked at me from the night sky.
Study Guide
Here are some key points to remember about personification:
- Identify the non-human subject being described.
- Look for human characteristics or actions attributed to the non-human subject.
- Consider the effect of personification on the overall meaning or mood of the text.
- Practice identifying and creating examples of personification in literature or everyday language.
Understanding personification can help you analyze and appreciate the use of figurative language in poetry, prose, and everyday communication.
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Students apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend, interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts. They draw on their prior experience, their interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, their word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features (e.g., sound-letter correspondence, sentence structure, context, graphics). (NCTE)
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