Creative Writing (poetry): Personification
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- In this lesson, we will introduce personification and practise using personification in our own writing.
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Q1.
Which of these is the correct definition of personification?
A figure of speech where one thing is compared to another using ‘like’ or ‘as’.
A figure of speech where something is described as being something else or as something that it can’t be.
Words that sound like the noise they describe.
Q2.
Which of these is an example of personification?
James was feeling blue.
Jane watched Jim like a hawk
We both lurched forward quickly like hungry dogs.
Q3.
Which of these is an example of why poets use personification?
Personification helps a poem to flow more smoothly.
Personification helps to create sound in a poem.
Q4.
Which of these statements is true about personification?
Personification is a type of simile.
Personification is another name for the stanzas in poetry.
Personification is not used to help create more powerful pictures in our minds.
Q5.
Where are we most likely to see personification?
In fact-based texts e.g. information leaflets.
In instruction manuals.