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To understand and apply the literary device ‘personification’ in creating different written texts.

PREDICTION

“I think personification means
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1.  Highlight samples of personification in the poem.

2.   Why do poets use personification in a poem?

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Task 1: Imagine your favourite vegetable/fruit is conversing with a fruit/vegetable that you do not like. Write the conversation between the two. (5 dialogues each)

Task 2: Create a poem on ‘Healthy Eating Habits’ using personification.

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1. The poem has a good title.
2. Has stanzas – minimum 2 stanzas.
3. Made effective use of personifications.
4. Used ambitious vocabulary.
5. Rhyming words are used in the poem.
6. Perfect use of adjectives.

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Personification Activity 1:

Activity 1: Directions: Read the poem below. Pay attention to how personification is used to make the poem more descriptive. Then answer the three questions that follow.

“Summer Grass” by Carl Sandburg

Summer grass aches and whispers

It wants something: it calls and sings; it pours out wishes to the overhead stars.

The rain hears; the rain answers; the rain is slow coming; the rain wets the face of the grass.

1.     _________ and __________ are personified in this poem?

2.     The grass can be described as

a.      Angry

b.     Helpful

c.      Needs water

d.     Comfortable

3.     In your own words, tell what happens to the rain and the grass in this poem.

Activity 2:  Directions: Correctly identify the examples of personification in the sentences below. Circle the human quality that personifies the object.

1. The winter wrapped its icy claws around Antarctica.

2. The alarm clock screamed that it was time to get up.

3. Fear grabbed me as I heard footsteps behind me.

4. Rita heard the last piece of pizza calling her name.

5. The printer spit out more copies than I needed.

6. The branches of the tree pointed to the old dirt road.

7. The flood waters swallowed the trees in one big gulp.

8. The stars danced playfully in the moonlit sky.

9. Listening to the piano sing its happy tune made me want to dance.

10. That carrot cake with the cream cheese icing is calling my name.

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My prediction of personification was right/wrong because ---------------------------------------------

What I found interesting/struggled with in today’s class is ---------------------------------------------------