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You may be wondering what is a rabbit doing taking and walking on two legs ?

That’s because I am being PERSONIFIED!

PERSONIFICATION IS A SPECIAL TYPE OF METAPHOR ….

Like this guy – personifing DEATH

Check out this guy!

You will learn about him in the presentation on PERSONIFICATION about to begin.

PERSONIFICATION: A SPECIAL TYPE OF METAPHOR

  PERSONIFICATIONDefinition:

When you portray a thing, idea, or an animal doing something only humans can do.

"Arise, fair sun and kill the envious moon""Arise, fair sun and kill the envious moon"

Why is this an example of personification?

"The only monster here is the gambling monster that has enslaved your mother! I call him gambling and it's time to snatch your mother from his neon claws!"

((Homer Simpson in The Simpsons))

Can “GAMBLING” really ”enslave” ?

Does “GAMBLING” have claws?

PersonificationPersonification is giving human traits to non-human things.is giving human traits to non-human things.

Human trait ?_________________ Non Human thing ?____________

CLAWS/ENSLAVINGCLAWS/ENSLAVING GAMBLINGGAMBLING

WHY IS THIS PERSONIFICATION?

Care keeps his watch in every old man’s eye, And where care lodges, sleep will never lie;

ACT TWO SCENE 3 “Romeo and Juliet”

Human trait ?_________________ Non Human thing ?____________

CARECAREKEEP WATCHKEEP WATCH

Use your worksheet to Identity examples of Personification in this excerpt from

“Romeo and Juliet”

ACT 2 Scene 3 “Romeo and Juliet”ACT 2 Scene 3 “Romeo and Juliet”

The grey-ey’d morn smiles on the frowning night,The grey-ey’d morn smiles on the frowning night,

Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light,Chequering the eastern clouds with streaks of light,

And flecked darkness like a drunkard reelsAnd flecked darkness like a drunkard reels

From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels:From forth day’s path and Titan’s fiery wheels:

Now, ere the sun advance his burning eyeNow, ere the sun advance his burning eye

The day to cheer and night’s dank dew to dry,The day to cheer and night’s dank dew to dry,

WRITE YOUR OWN SHAKESPEAREAN PERSONIFICATION POEM

USE YOUR HANDOUTUSE YOUR HANDOUT

WRITE YOUR OWN SHAKESPEAREAN PERSONIFICATION POEM

Choose a word from List AChoose a word from List BWrite this word next to the word from List A.

List A List Bsun tells guidesmoon shows takesstars remindssky teachessea listensstone remembersnight bringsmountain looksdawn dancesmorning dreams

EXAMPLE: stone listens

NOW MAKE YOUR OWN POEM Write five sentences and put them together

each on its own line.

EXAMPLEEXAMPLE::

Night reminds me of yesterday.Night reminds me of yesterday.The sun listens to the messages of the The sun listens to the messages of the clouds.clouds.Moon, look for me in the fields.Moon, look for me in the fields.Sea, guide me to you.Sea, guide me to you.Dawn bring me to the new day.Dawn bring me to the new day.

WRITE YOUR PERSONIFICATION POEM BELOW.

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NOW GIVE IT A - “TITLE”

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