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Personification Personification 

Personification is when an author gives Personification is when an author gives an idea, object, or animal qualities or an idea, object, or animal qualities or traits of a person.traits of a person.

ExamplesExamples smiling moonsmiling moon CD player sang a tuneCD player sang a tune car ran car ran Oreo: MilkOreo: Milk’’s favorite cookies favorite cookie My computer hates me. My computer hates me. The camera loves me. The camera loves me. Opportunity knocked on the door. Opportunity knocked on the door. The sun greeted me this morning. The sun greeted me this morning. Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city. Snow had wrapped a white blanket over the city. Time never waits for anyone. Time never waits for anyone. Trees were dancing with the wind. Trees were dancing with the wind. The TV sprang to life. The TV sprang to life.

Alliteration Alliteration 

Alliteration is the repetition of usually Alliteration is the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables. more neighboring words or syllables. When writers want to emphasize When writers want to emphasize certain words, they may use certain words, they may use alliteration. (same beginning sound)alliteration. (same beginning sound)

ExamplesExamples

down in the dumpsdown in the dumps do or diedo or die right as rainright as rain sink or swimsink or swim pay the pricepay the price Coca-ColaCoca-Cola back to the basicsback to the basics green as grassgreen as grass live the lifelive the life

Directions:Directions:For each of the following slides decide whether each For each of the following slides decide whether each

sentence contains a sentence contains a simile, a metaphor, alliteration, simile, a metaphor, alliteration, or personification. or personification.

Circle your choice- and compare your answer with the Circle your choice- and compare your answer with the slide that followsslide that follows

GO SLOWLY- This is to help you know what you do and GO SLOWLY- This is to help you know what you do and don’t know. don’t know.

You are on the HONOR system- do not cheat!You are on the HONOR system- do not cheat!

If simile or metaphor, what is being compared? If simile or metaphor, what is being compared?

If personification what object is being personified?If personification what object is being personified?

BE SURE TO EXPLAIN YOUR BE SURE TO EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER!!!ANSWER!!!

page 72 page 72 The other bodies in the room were The other bodies in the room were little more than bags of flesh and little more than bags of flesh and bones, dumped across broken bones, dumped across broken chairs and couches.chairs and couches.

PRACTICE SAMPLE:

page 72 page 72 The other The other bodiesbodies in the room in the room werewere little more than little more than bags of flesh and bags of flesh and bonesbones, dumped across broken , dumped across broken chairs and couches.chairs and couches.

PRACTICE SAMPLE ANSWER:

Page 72 Personification Simile Metaphor alliteration Explain: bodies were bags of flesh

BEGIN with the next slide BEGIN with the next slide numbered #1 numbered #1

1. Camp Green Lake once danced in 1. Camp Green Lake once danced in the heart of Texas.the heart of Texas.

What figure of speech is it?What figure of speech is it?

Why? Why?

Camp Green Camp Green Lake once dancedLake once danced in in the heart of Texas.the heart of Texas.

1. personification1. personification

2. Trout's feet smelled like dead fish.2. Trout's feet smelled like dead fish.

Trout's Trout's feet smelled like dead fishfeet smelled like dead fish..

2. simile2. simile

3. The dark and dreary days were 3. The dark and dreary days were depressing.depressing.

The The darkdark and and dreary daysdreary days were were depressingdepressing..

3. alliteration3. alliteration

4. Elya fought his way to America after 4. Elya fought his way to America after forgetting to fulfill a promise.forgetting to fulfill a promise.

Elya Elya foughtfought his way to America after his way to America after forgettingforgetting to to fulfillfulfill a promise. a promise.

4. alliteration4. alliteration

5. Mr. Yelnats thought old smelly 5. Mr. Yelnats thought old smelly sneakers were his ticket to success.sneakers were his ticket to success.

Mr. Yelnats thought old smelly Mr. Yelnats thought old smelly sneakers were his sneakers were his ticket to ticket to successsuccess..

5. metaphor5. metaphor

6. The rain stopped, and the lake said 6. The rain stopped, and the lake said good bye.good bye.

The rain stopped, and the The rain stopped, and the lake said lake said good bye.good bye.

6. personification6. personification

7. The trees beckoned the campers to 7. The trees beckoned the campers to its shade.its shade.

The The trees beckoned the camperstrees beckoned the campers to to its shade.its shade.

7. personification7. personification

8. Clyde Livingston's shoes were as 8. Clyde Livingston's shoes were as smelly as blue cheese.smelly as blue cheese.

Clyde Livingston's Clyde Livingston's shoes were as shoes were as smelly as blue cheesesmelly as blue cheese..

8. simile8. simile

9. Katherine kept cold memories in her 9. Katherine kept cold memories in her heart.heart.

Katherine kept coldKatherine kept cold memories in her memories in her heart.heart.

9. alliteration9. alliteration

10. The hundred year curse was 10. The hundred year curse was dynamite to Stanley's family. dynamite to Stanley's family.

The hundred year The hundred year curse was curse was dynamitedynamite to Stanley's family. to Stanley's family.

10. metaphor10. metaphor

11. Stanley seldom seemed satisfied.11. Stanley seldom seemed satisfied.

Stanley seldom seemed satisfiedStanley seldom seemed satisfied..

11. alliteration11. alliteration

12. The wind sang its sad tune.12. The wind sang its sad tune.

The The wind sangwind sang its sad tune. its sad tune.

12. personification12. personification

13. Derrick Dunne did dirty deeds.13. Derrick Dunne did dirty deeds.

Derrick Dunne did dirty deedsDerrick Dunne did dirty deeds..

13. alliteration13. alliteration

14. Magnet claimed, "My fingers are 14. Magnet claimed, "My fingers are like little magnets."like little magnets."

Magnet claimed, "My Magnet claimed, "My fingers are like fingers are like little magnetslittle magnets..““

14. simile14. simile

15. Sam ran like the devil with Charles 15. Sam ran like the devil with Charles Walker chasing after him.Walker chasing after him.

Sam Sam ran like the devilran like the devil with Charles with Charles Walker chasing after him.Walker chasing after him.

15. simile15. simile

16. The cameras were windows for the 16. The cameras were windows for the Warden to see into the boys' lives.Warden to see into the boys' lives.

The The cameras were windowscameras were windows for the for the Warden to see into the boys' lives.Warden to see into the boys' lives.

16. metaphor16. metaphor

17. The nail polish with rattlesnake 17. The nail polish with rattlesnake venom was as lethal as nuclear venom was as lethal as nuclear waste.waste.

The The nail polishnail polish with rattlesnake with rattlesnake venom venom was as lethal as nuclear was as lethal as nuclear wastewaste..

17. simile17. simile

18. The onions were miracle drugs.18. The onions were miracle drugs.

The The onions were miracle drugsonions were miracle drugs..

18. metaphor18. metaphor

19. The camp sang when Stanley and 19. The camp sang when Stanley and Zero were set free.Zero were set free.

The The camp sangcamp sang when Stanley and when Stanley and Zero were set free.Zero were set free.

19. personification19. personification

PracticePracticeRead your assigned pages from Maniac Read your assigned pages from Maniac

Magee.Magee.Identify the literary devices. Write the Identify the literary devices. Write the

sentence in quotes sentence in quotes (because you are borrowing (because you are borrowing the words from Jerry Spinelli)the words from Jerry Spinelli)

Page #:____“ Passage from text”

Type of literary device: simile, metaphor or hyperbole

Explain what is being compared and why?