ELA 6- Poetry

Name: _____________________________

Date: ________________

Mod: _________

Figurative Language Personification

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/personificationpractice.html

Personification is giving human traits (qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics) to

inanimate objects (things, colors, qualities, or ideas).

Inanimate means

Examples:
The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.
The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.
The snow kissed my cheeks as it fell.

Watch the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QrF1JBMxYs

Part #1
Directions: Listen to each clip. Write down the lyrics from each clip that demonstrate personification.
Next, explain what the personification really means.

1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams, Green Day

Lyric(s): ________________________________________________________________
Real meaning: ____________________________________________________________
2.

Kiss from a Rose, Seal

Lyric(s): ________________________________________________________________
Real meaning: ____________________________________________________________

3.

Stop and Stare, One Republic

Lyric(s): ________________________________________________________________
Real meaning: ____________________________________________________________

4.

Shadow of the Day, Linkin Park

Lyric(s): ________________________________________________________________
Real meaning: ____________________________________________________________

Part #2

Directions: Underline the object being personified.

1. The sun peeked happily from behind a cloud.
2. The trees danced back and forth.
3. The video camera observed the whole scene.
4. The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"
5. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.
6. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers.
7. The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.
8. The snow whispered as it fell to the ground during the early morning hours.
9. The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.
10.

The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.

Part #3
Directions:
Write your own personification sentences. Choose a word from List B or another
word that names an action. Write this word next to the word from List A. Then, write a sentence using
the words.
List A
sun
moon
stars
sky
sea
stone
night
mountain
dawn
morning

1. ___________________________

List B
tells
shows
reminds
teaches
listens
remembers
brings
looks
dances
dreams
guides
takes

______________________________

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2. ___________________________

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3. ___________________________

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4. ___________________________

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5. ___________________________

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Metaphor practice

http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/metaphorpractice.html

Personification practice
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/personificationpractice.html

Alliteration practice
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/alliterationpractice.html

Simile practice
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/similepractice.html

Onomotopoeia practice
http://library.thinkquest.org/J0112392/onomonopractice.html