<p>Personification: giving human qualities, feelings, action, or characteristics to inanimate (non-living) objects.</p><p>For example: The window winked at me. </p><p>The verb, wink, is a human action. A window is an inaminate object. Therefore, we have a good example of personification.</p><p>Part A: On your own paper, write the object being personified and the meaning of the personification.</p><p>1. The wind sang her mournful song through the falling leaves.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>2. The microwave timer told me it was time to turn my TV dinner.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>3. The video camera observed the whole scene.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>4. The strawberries seemed to sing, "Eat me first!"</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>5. The rain kissed my cheeks as it fell.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>6. The daffodils nodded their yellow heads at the walkers.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>7. The water beckoned invitingly to the hot swimmers.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>8. The snow whispered as it fell to the ground during the early morning hours.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>9. The china danced on the shelves during the earthquake.</p><p>Object: Personification:</p><p>10. The car engine coughed and sputtered when it started during the blizzard.</p><p>Object: Personification: Part B: Read the following poem. Circle the objects that are being personified and underline the word that is personification.</p><p>April Rain Song</p><p>Let the rain kiss you Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops Let the rain sing you a lullaby The rain makes still pools on the sidewalk The rain makes running pools in the gutter The rain plays a little sleep song on our roof at night And I love the rain. </p><p>Langston Hughes </p><p>Part C: Use personification to bring something to life by completing the chart below.</p><p>Identify: Make a list of common objects  what each object does Change your descriptions of the in this column  its purpose object by using personification  its common characteristics</p><p>Mirror</p><p>Part D: Choose one object from the chart above. WITH A PARTNER and using the information from the THIRD column, write a small poem about your object that demonstrates personification. Write your poem on a large poster paper and be sure to decorate it.</p>